Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

B+9(add4)B Augmented 9th Added 4th

A♯Root

Dtone

D♯tone

F♯tone

G♯tone

Ctone

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

How to play it

B+9(add4) fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · 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 4th guitar chord — 4th position (6 4 4 5 5 6) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 16th position (18 16 16 17 17 18) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

B+9(add4) 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 4th guitar tab — 4th position (6 4 4 5 5 6) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

B Augmented 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 16th position (18 16 16 17 17 18) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

Sound

How B+9(add4) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

clustereddissonant

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · D♯ · F♯ · G♯ · C

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

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