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

A♯o♭9A♯ 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♯o♭9 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE), 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♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 4th position (6 x 0 5 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 4th position (6 x 4 5 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 4th position (6 0 0 5 x 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 4th position (6 0 0 5 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 4th position (6 0 4 5 x 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 4th position (6 0 4 5 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 4th position (6 0 x 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar chord — 4th position (6 0 0 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
Read it as tab

A♯o♭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♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 4th position (6 x 0 5 0 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 4th position (6 x 4 5 0 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 4th position (6 0 0 5 x 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 4th position (6 0 0 5 0 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 4th position (6 0 4 5 x 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 4th position (6 0 4 5 0 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 4th position (6 0 x 5 5 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A♯ Diminished minor ninth guitar tab — 4th position (6 0 0 5 5 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
Sound

How A♯o♭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♯ø♭9A♯ø7♭9
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