Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

E+M9E Augmented-major 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

Etone

Gtone

A♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · Notes G♯ · C · E · G · A♯

How to play it

E+M9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, 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).

E Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 4 4 2 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

E Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 4 4 4 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

E Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — 9th position (12 10 9 11 9) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

E Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 12 13 14 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

E+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.

E Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 4 4 2 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

E Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 4 4 4 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

E Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — 9th position (12 10 9 11 9) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

E Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 12 13 14 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Sound

How E+M9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · G · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

Same notes asEM9♯5 E+M7(add9)

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