G♯+(add9)G♯ Augmented Added 9th
ERoot
G♯tone
Ctone
F♯tone
Formula ♭6 · 1 · 3 · ♭7 · Notes E · G♯ · C · F♯
How to play it
G♯+(add9) fingering positions
Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1, 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
G♯+(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 G♯+(add9) sounds
Consonance
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesE · G♯ · C · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · 3 · ♭7
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