Information:
There are over 84 voicings for the 11b9 chord on guitar and the image above shows only 3 of them. For more voicings see: Fretboard Chord Charts for Guitar
The 11b9 chord contains a major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, minor ninth, and a perfect eleventh.
The intervallic relationships it contains are: major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, minor ninth, perfect eleventh, minor third, diminished fifth, major sixth, minor ninth, minor third, diminished fifth, minor seventh, minor third, perfect fifth, major third.
Intervals:
- Root
- Major Third
- Perfect Fifth
- Minor Seventh
- Minor Ninth
- Perfect Eleventh
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Dissonance:
The 11b9 chord has a dissonance rating of 175*
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*Dissonance is very subjective. So, as a general guideline, this number is mathematically derived by measuring the intervallic dissonance this chord contains. (The higher the number the more dissonant the chord.)