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

G9(add2)G Dominant 9th Added 2nd

DRoot
Etone
F♯tone
Atone
Ctone
Etone

Formula 5 · 6 · 7 · 2 · 4 · 6  ·  Notes D · E · F♯ · A · C · E

How to play it

G9(add2) 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).

G Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 2 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (14 14 14 16 13) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

G9(add2) 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.

G Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 2 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
G Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (14 14 14 16 13) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How G9(add2) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
colorfulfunky
Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · E · F♯ · A · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 6 · 7 · 2 · 4 · 6
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