Six String Guitar · Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

G♯+9♭5G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th

ERoot
G♯tone
A♯tone
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · 2 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7  ·  Notes E · G♯ · A♯ · C · D · F♯

How to play it

G♯+9♭5 fingering positions

Open G Tuning (DGDGBD), 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).

G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 0 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 4 5 5 0) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
Read it as tab

G♯+9♭5 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.

G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 0 5 5 4) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
G♯ Augmented 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 4 5 5 0) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
Sound

How G♯+9♭5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
blurredhazy
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · A♯ · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · 2 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
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