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

A♯m9♭5A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

A♯m9♭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♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (x 1 0 3 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (x 1 4 3 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 x 0 3 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 x 4 3 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 0 x 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 4 x 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 0 3 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 0 4 x 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
Read it as tab

A♯m9♭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♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (x 1 0 3 0 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (x 1 4 3 0 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 x 0 3 0 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 x 4 3 0 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 0 x 0 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 4 x 0 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 0 3 0 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
A♯ Minor 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 0 4 x 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
Sound

How A♯m9♭5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletensebittersweet
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 1
Same notes asA♯ø9A♯ø7(add9)
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