Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

Am(add9)A Minor Added 9th

F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · 1 · 3 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C♯ · G♯

How to play it

Am(add9) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1, 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 Minor Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 x 8 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 x 9 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 10 x 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 10 9 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 11 x 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 11 8 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 8 8 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 8 9 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

Am(add9) 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 Minor Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 x 8 9) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 x 9 8) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 10 x 9) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 10 9 x) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 11 x 8) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 11 8 x) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 8 8 9) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
A Minor Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 8 9 8) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
Sound

How Am(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯ · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 3 · 7
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