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

C+7(add9)C Augmented 7th Added 9th

CRoot
Etone
G♯tone
A♯tone
Dtone

Formula 1 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2  ·  Notes C · E · G♯ · A♯ · D

How to play it

C+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).

C Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 10th position (11 12 10 13 11) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

C+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.

C Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 10th position (11 12 10 13 11) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Sound

How C+7(add9) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgycolorfulunstable
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G♯ · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2
Same notes asC+9C9♯5
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C+7(add9) in other tunings:

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