Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

Bø11♯13B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 13th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

G♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 6 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C · D♯ · G♯

How to play it

Bø11♯13 fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (5 5 7 6 6 8) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (5 5 8 6 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 17th position (17 17 19 18 18 20) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 17th position (17 17 20 18 18 19) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Bø11♯13 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (5 5 7 6 6 8) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (5 5 8 6 6 7) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 17th position (17 17 19 18 18 20) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

B Half-Diminished 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 17th position (17 17 20 18 18 19) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

Sound

How Bø11♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

shadowydense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C · D♯ · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 6

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