CM6(add9)C Major 6th Added 9th
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Etone
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Atone
Dtone
Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 2 · Notes C · E · G · A · D
How to play it
CM6(add9) 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).
Read it as tab
CM6(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.
Sound
How CM6(add9) sounds
Consonance
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Character
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesC · E · G · A · D
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 2
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