Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

A+M9(add2)A Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
A♯tone
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · 7 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · G♯ · A♯ · D · F · G♯

How to play it

A+M9(add2) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), 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 Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (9 10 8 11 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

A+M9(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.

A Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (9 10 8 11 9) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How A+M9(add2) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · A♯ · D · F · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 7 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7
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