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Aalt Guitar Chord

A dominant chord with maximum tension — the specific tones (b5, #5, b9, #9) are chosen by the player based on context. An advanced jazz chord where the listed intervals represent one common voicing.

Guitar

Strings X–0–1–2–2–X

How to play the Aalt chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–1–2–2–X from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for Aalt chord

Other names: A altered, A alt

Music theory name: altered dominant chord

Common name: A altered chord

Intervals and tones in Aalt chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
Eb Diminished 5th
G Minor 7th
C Augmented 9th

All Variations

Open
X–0–1–2–2–X
Fret 4
X–0–7–6–4–5
Fret 8
X–0–11–8–10–9
Fret 12
X–12–13–14–14–X

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys