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

A♯ø9♯5A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th

G♯Root

Btone

Dtone

Etone

F♯tone

A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1 · Notes G♯ · B · D · E · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

A♯ø9♯5 fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E), 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).

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 0 4 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 4 4 5 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 4 4 3 5 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 9 9 7 8) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 9 9 7 7 8) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 18th position (18 19 21 21 19 20) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 18th position (18 21 21 19 19 20) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

Read it as tab

A♯ø9♯5 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.

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 0 4 5 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 4 4 5 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 4 4 3 5 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 9 9 7 8) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 9 9 7 7 8) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 18th position (18 19 21 21 19 20) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A♯ Half-Diminished 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 18th position (18 21 21 19 19 20) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

Sound

How A♯ø9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

murkyfragile

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · E · F♯ · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1

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