Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C+11♯9C Augmented 11th Sharp 9th

CRoot

Etone

G♯tone

A♯tone

D♯tone

Ftone

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

How to play it

C+11♯9 fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADGBE), 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 Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 8 6 6) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (8 6 6 9 6 6) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 8 9 9 11) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 18th position (20 19 18 20 18 18) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 18th position (20 18 18 21 18 18) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

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 Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 8 6 6) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 6 9 6 6) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 8 9 9 11) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 18th position (20 19 18 20 18 18) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

C Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 18th position (20 18 18 21 18 18) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

Sound

How C+11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

abrasivedense

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F

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

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