Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1

A♯+7(add9)A♯ Augmented 7th Added 9th

G♯Root
Ctone
Etone
F♯tone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

A♯+7(add9) fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1, 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♯ Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 10 8 11 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

A♯+7(add9) 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♯ Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 10 8 11 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Sound

How A♯+7(add9) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgycolorfulunstable
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1
Same notes asA♯+9A♯9♯5
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A♯+7(add9) in other tunings:

C / Drop COpen D

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