Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C♯+9(add2)C♯ Augmented 9th Added 2nd

DRoot
Etone
F♯tone
A♯tone
Ctone
Etone

Formula ♭2 · ♭3 · 4 · 6 · 7 · ♭3  ·  Notes D · E · F♯ · A♯ · C · E

How to play it

C♯+9(add2) 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).

C♯ Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 12th position (13 14 12 15 13) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
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 — 12th position (13 14 12 15 13) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How C♯+9(add2) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
hazyfloating
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · E · F♯ · A♯ · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · ♭3 · 4 · 6 · 7 · ♭3
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