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

Dø9(add4)D Half-Diminished 9th Added 4th

ERoot
Gtone
Atone
A♯tone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula 2 · 4 · 5 · ♭6 · 1 · 3  ·  Notes E · G · A · A♯ · D · F♯

How to play it

Dø9(add4) 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).

D Half-Diminished 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 10th position (10 10 12 11 11 13) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D Half-Diminished 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 10th position (10 10 13 11 11 12) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
Read it as tab

Dø9(add4) 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.

D Half-Diminished 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 10th position (10 10 12 11 11 13) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D Half-Diminished 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 10th position (10 10 13 11 11 12) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
Sound

How Dø9(add4) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
denseuneasy
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A · A♯ · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · 5 · ♭6 · 1 · 3
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