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

B+7(add9)B Augmented 7th Added 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
F♯tone
G♯tone
Ctone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · G♯ · C

How to play it

B+7(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).

B Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 4 3 4 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
B Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 5th position (6 6 7 8 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
B Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 15th position (18 16 15 16 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

B+7(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.

B Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 4 3 4 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
B Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 5th position (6 6 7 8 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
B Augmented 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 15th position (18 16 15 16 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How B+7(add9) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgycolorfulunstable
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2
Same notes asB+9B9♯5
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B+7(add9) in other tunings:

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