Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Eo9(add2)E Diminished ninth Added 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
Btone
Dtone
Ftone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

Eo9(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).

E Diminished ninth Added 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (16 15 14 17 16) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

Eo9(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.

E Diminished ninth Added 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (16 15 14 17 16) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How Eo9(add2) sounds

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Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · B · D · F · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · ♭5
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