Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

AM9sus2A Major 9th Suspended 2nd

F♯Root

G♯tone

C♯tone

Ftone

G♯tone

Formula 6 · 7 · 3 · ♭6 · 7 · Notes F♯ · G♯ · C♯ · F · G♯

How to play it

AM9sus2 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), 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 Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 x 6 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 x 9 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 9 6 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 9 9 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 9 7 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 9 9 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 9 x 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 9 9 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

AM9sus2 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 Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 x 6 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 x 9 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 9 6 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 9 9 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 9 7 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 9 9 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 9 x 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 9 9 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How AM9sus2 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

openshimmering

Genres

ambientjazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · C♯ · F · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)6 · 7 · 3 · ♭6 · 7

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