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

G♯+9(add2)G♯ Augmented 9th Added 2nd

ERoot
F♯tone
G♯tone
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · ♭7 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7  ·  Notes E · F♯ · G♯ · C · D · F♯

How to play it

G♯+9(add2) 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).

G♯ Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 5 0 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
G♯ Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (6 7 5 8 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
G♯ Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 17th position (18 19 17 20 18) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

G♯+9(add2) 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.

G♯ Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 5 0 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
G♯ Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (6 7 5 8 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
G♯ Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 17th position (18 19 17 20 18) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How G♯+9(add2) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
hazyfloating
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · F♯ · G♯ · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · ♭7 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
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G♯+9(add2) in other tunings:

C / Drop COpen D

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