Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

Ao9♯5A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th

F♯Root

Atone

Ctone

Dtone

D♯tone

G♯tone

Formula 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭5 · 7 · Notes F♯ · A · C · D · D♯ · G♯

How to play it

Ao9♯5 fingering positions

Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3, 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 Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 8 8 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 9 8 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

Ao9♯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 Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 8 8 9 8) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 9 8 8 8) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

Sound

How Ao9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledeerie

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C · D · D♯ · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭5 · 7

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