Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

E+M9(add2)E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
Ctone
Etone
Gtone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

E+M9(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).

E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 11th position (14 12 11 13 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (14 14 15 16 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

E+M9(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.

E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 11th position (14 12 11 13 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (14 14 15 16 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How E+M9(add2) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · C · E · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
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More ways to play E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd

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E+M9(add2) in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble C

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