Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

A♯M9(add2)A♯ Major 9th Added 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
Ctone
D♯tone
Gtone
A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 1 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯

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♯ Major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (10 10 9 10 12) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A♯ Major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (10 10 9 12 10) 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♯ Major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (10 10 9 10 12) in Double C (gCGCD)
A♯ Major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (10 10 9 12 10) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How A♯M9(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)♭7 · 1 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 1
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A♯M9(add2) in other tunings:

C / Drop COpen D

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