Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

AM(add9)A Major Added 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · G♯

How to play it

AM(add9) fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, 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).

A Major Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 x 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 4 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar chord — 9th position (x 12 11 11 9) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 16 18 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 16 x 19) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

AM(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.

A Major Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 6 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 x 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 6 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 4 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 6 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar tab — 9th position (x 12 11 11 9) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 16 18 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 9th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 16 x 19) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
brightupliftingfresh
Genres
poprockr&b
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · 7
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AM(add9) in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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