Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

A♯o9(add2)A♯ Diminished ninth Added 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
Btone
Dtone
Ftone
A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 1 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · A♯ · B · D · F · A♯

How to play it

A♯o9(add2) fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), 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 — 8th position (8 9 8 10 11) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
A♯ Diminished ninth Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 8 11 10) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
Read it as tab

A♯o9(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 — 8th position (8 9 8 10 11) in Open G (gDGBD)
A♯ Diminished ninth Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 8 11 10) in Open G (gDGBD)
Sound

How A♯o9(add2) sounds

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Moods & genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · B · D · F · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 1 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 1
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A♯o9(add2) in other tunings:

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