Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

F+M9F Augmented-major 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
F♯tone
Atone
Ctone

Formula 4 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · A · C

How to play it

F+M9 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).

F Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 6 4 7 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — 16th position (17 18 16 19 17) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

F+M9 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.

F Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 6 4 7 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — 16th position (17 18 16 19 17) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How F+M9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
shimmeringotherworldly
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5
Same notes asFM9♯5F+M7(add9)
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F+M9 in other tunings:

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