Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

AM9(add4)A Major 9th Added 4th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Btone

C♯tone

Ftone

G♯tone

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

How to play it

AM9(add4) fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2, 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).

A Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — Open (4 4 1 3 1 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

A Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 5 5 4 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

A Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 13th position (16 16 13 15 13 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

A Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 17 17 16 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

AM9(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.

A Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — Open (4 4 1 3 1 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

A Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 5 5 4 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

A Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 13th position (16 16 13 15 13 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

A Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 17 17 16 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How AM9(add4) sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densetense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · B · C♯ · F · G♯

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

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