Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E9(add2)E Dominant 9th Added 2nd

G♯Root

A♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

A♯tone

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

How to play it

E9(add2) fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD), 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 Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 1 x 1 2 0) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 1 2 1 2 x) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 1 2 1 2 0) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 1 4 1 2 0) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 1 2 1 2 2) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (4 x 2 3 2 4) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (4 4 2 3 x 4) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (4 4 2 3 2 4) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

Read it as tab

E9(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 Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 1 x 1 2 0) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 1 2 1 2 x) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 1 2 1 2 0) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 1 4 1 2 0) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 1 2 1 2 2) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (4 x 2 3 2 4) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (4 4 2 3 x 4) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

E Dominant 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (4 4 2 3 2 4) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

Sound

How E9(add2) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

colorfulfunky

Genres

funkjazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

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

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