Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

Ao9(add2)A Diminished ninth Added 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
Atone
Ctone
D♯tone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · 7 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · G♯ · A · C · D♯ · G♯

How to play it

Ao9(add2) fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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 Diminished ninth Added 2nd guitar chord — 7th position (7 9 9 10 10) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Diminished ninth Added 2nd guitar chord — 19th position (19 21 21 22 22) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

Ao9(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.

A Diminished ninth Added 2nd guitar tab — 7th position (7 9 9 10 10) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Diminished ninth Added 2nd guitar tab — 19th position (19 21 21 22 22) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How Ao9(add2) sounds

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Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · A · C · D♯ · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 7 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 7
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