Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

FM7(add9)F Major 7th Added 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
Atone
Ctone

Formula 4 · 6 · 1 · 3 · 5  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F · A · C

How to play it

FM7(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).

F Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 0 2 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 5 4 5 7) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 5 4 7 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 16th position (17 17 16 17 19) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 16th position (17 17 16 19 17) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

FM7(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.

F Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 0 2 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 5 4 5 7) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 5 4 7 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 16th position (17 17 16 17 19) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 16th position (17 17 16 19 17) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How FM7(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
lushserenesophisticated
Genres
jazzr&bsoul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1 · 3 · 5
Same notes asFM9
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