Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Do11♯9D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th

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Gtone

A♯tone

C♯tone

Gtone

Atone

Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 4 · 5 · Notes E · G · A♯ · C♯ · G · A

How to play it

Do11♯9 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1, 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 Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 2 2 5 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 3 2 5 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (9 7 x 8 8 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (9 7 6 8 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (9 7 6 8 8 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (x 14 12 11 11 14) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (x 14 14 11 11 12) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 14th position (x 14 14 14 17 15) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

Do11♯9 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 Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 2 2 5 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 3 2 5 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (9 7 x 8 8 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (9 7 6 8 8 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (9 7 6 8 8 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (x 14 12 11 11 14) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (x 14 14 11 11 12) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

D Diminished 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 14th position (x 14 14 14 17 15) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Sound

How Do11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

harshdense

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C♯ · G · A

Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 4 · 5

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