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

A♯ø♭9A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
Atone

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

How to play it

A♯ø♭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♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — Open (3 x 1 2 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — Open (3 x 4 2 2 1) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — Open (3 2 4 2 x 1) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — Open (3 2 4 2 2 1) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 3rd position (3 x 4 5 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 3rd position (3 6 6 5 x 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 6th position (x 8 6 9 9 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 6th position (x 8 9 9 9 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A♯ø♭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♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — Open (3 x 1 2 2 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — Open (3 x 4 2 2 1) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — Open (3 2 4 2 x 1) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — Open (3 2 4 2 2 1) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 3rd position (3 x 4 5 6 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 3rd position (3 6 6 5 x 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 6th position (x 8 6 9 9 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A♯ Half-Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 6th position (x 8 9 9 9 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯ø♭9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bleakdissonant
Genres
jazzclassical
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · F♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7
Same notes asA♯o♭9A♯ø7♭9
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