Six String Guitar · Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

E+M9♭5E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Dtone
Etone
Gtone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

E+M9♭5 fingering positions

Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD), 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).

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (2 3 4 2 1 1) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (14 15 16 14 13 13) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
Read it as tab

E+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.

E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (2 3 4 2 1 1) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
E Augmented-major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (14 15 16 14 13 13) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
Sound

How E+M9♭5 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dreamyglassy
Genres
film score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · E · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
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