Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C+9(add2)C Augmented 9th Added 2nd

CRoot
Dtone
Etone
G♯tone
A♯tone
Dtone

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

How to play it

C+9(add2) fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, 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 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (9 10 8 11 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

C+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.

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (9 10 8 11 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How C+9(add2) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
hazyfloating
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D · E · G♯ · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 2 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2
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C+9(add2) in other tunings:

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