Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

EM6(add9)E Major 6th Added 9th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
Ftone
A♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · ♭5  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F · A♯

How to play it

EM6(add9) fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2, 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).

E Major 6th Added 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 4) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

EM6(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.

E Major 6th Added 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 4) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How EM6(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
warmsmoothoptimistic
Genres
jazzpopbossa nova
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · ♭5
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EM6(add9) in other tunings:

C / Drop C

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