Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

B+9(add2)B Augmented 9th Added 2nd

A♯Root

Ctone

Dtone

F♯tone

G♯tone

Ctone

Formula 7 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2 · Notes A♯ · C · D · F♯ · G♯ · C

How to play it

B+9(add2) fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3, 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 Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 1 0 1 1 2) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (8 5 6 5 7 x) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (8 x 6 7 7 8) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (8 11 10 11 11 10) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 12th position (x 13 12 13 13 14) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

B+9(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.

B Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 1 0 1 1 2) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (8 5 6 5 7 x) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (8 x 6 7 7 8) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (8 11 10 11 11 10) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 12th position (x 13 12 13 13 14) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 3

Sound

How B+9(add2) sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

hazyfloating

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C · D · F♯ · G♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2

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