Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

Ao9♯5A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th

F♯Root

Atone

Ctone

Dtone

D♯tone

G♯tone

Formula 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭5 · 7 · Notes F♯ · A · C · D · D♯ · G♯

How to play it

Ao9♯5 fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2, 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 ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (3 0 1 3 2 0) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (3 1 1 2 2 0) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar chord — 12th position (15 13 13 14 14 12) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Ao9♯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.

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (3 0 1 3 2 0) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (3 1 1 2 2 0) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

A Diminished ninth Sharp 5th guitar tab — 12th position (15 13 13 14 14 12) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

Sound

How Ao9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledeerie

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C · D · D♯ · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · ♭5 · 7

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