Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG)

B+9sus2B Augmented 9th Suspended 2nd

A♯Root

Ctone

F♯tone

G♯tone

Ctone

Formula 7 · ♭2 · 5 · 6 · ♭2 · Notes A♯ · C · F♯ · G♯ · C

How to play it

B+9sus2 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG), 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).

B Augmented 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (9 12 11 12) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

Read it as tab

B+9sus2 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.

B Augmented 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (9 12 11 12) in Drop D (DADG)

Sound

How B+9sus2 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

airystrange

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C · F♯ · G♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · 5 · 6 · ♭2

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