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

D11♯9D Dominant 11th Sharp 9th

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G♯tone
Btone
Dtone
Gtone
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Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · 4 · 5  ·  Notes E · G♯ · B · D · G · A

How to play it

D11♯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).

D Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 7 0 6 4 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
D Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 7 5 6 4 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

D11♯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 Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 7 0 6 4 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
D Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 7 5 6 4 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How D11♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
grittydense
Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D · G · A
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · 4 · 5
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