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

EM9(add2)E Major 9th Added 2nd

G♯Root

A♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

Gtone

A♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · Notes G♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯

How to play it

EM9(add2) 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).

E Major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 2 3 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 5 0 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 14 15 17) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 14 17 15) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

EM9(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 Major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 2 3 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 5 0 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 14 15 17) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 14 17 15) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

Sound

How EM9(add2) sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

lushbright

Genres

jazzpop

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5

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