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

C♯+11♭9C♯ Augmented 11th Flat 9th

DRoot
F♯tone
A♯tone
Ctone
D♯tone
Gtone

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

How to play it

C♯+11♭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).

C♯ Augmented 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 4th position (6 4 4 6 7 7) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
C♯ Augmented 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 4th position (6 7 7 6 4 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
C♯ Augmented 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 16th position (18 16 16 18 19 19) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
C♯ Augmented 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 16th position (18 19 19 18 16 16) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

C♯+11♭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.

C♯ Augmented 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 4th position (6 4 4 6 7 7) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
C♯ Augmented 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 4th position (6 7 7 6 4 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
C♯ Augmented 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 16th position (18 16 16 18 19 19) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
C♯ Augmented 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 16th position (18 19 19 18 16 16) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How C♯+11♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
volatiledense
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · G
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · 6 · 7 · 2 · ♭5
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