Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

E+(add9)E Augmented Added 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

Etone

A♯tone

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

How to play it

E+(add9) fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1, 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 Added 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 0 0 3) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

E Augmented Added 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 6 5) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

E Augmented Added 9th guitar chord — 12th position (15 12 12 15) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

E Augmented Added 9th guitar chord — 15th position (15 16 18 17) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

E+(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.

E Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 0 0 3) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

E Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 6 5) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

E Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — 12th position (15 12 12 15) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

E Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — 15th position (15 16 18 17) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

Sound

How E+(add9) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭5

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