Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

AM11♭9A Major 11th Flat 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Ftone
Gtone
Btone

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

How to play it

AM11♭9 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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 Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (2 0 1 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (2 0 3 2 2 1) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (2 2 1 2 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — Open (2 2 3 2 0 1) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 12th position (14 14 15 14 12 13) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

AM11♭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.

A Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (2 0 1 2 2 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (2 0 3 2 2 1) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (2 2 1 2 0 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — Open (2 2 3 2 0 1) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 12th position (14 14 15 14 12 13) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM11♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
harshdissonant
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · G · B
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2
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