Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

A+M9A Augmented-major 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · F · G♯

How to play it

A+M9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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).

A Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — Open (3 0 1 x 0 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — Open (3 0 1 0 0 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — Open (3 x 1 2 0 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — Open (3 0 1 2 0 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — Open (3 0 1 4 x 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — Open (3 0 1 4 0 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — Open (3 0 1 4 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (3 0 x 4 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A+M9 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 Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — Open (3 0 1 x 0 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — Open (3 0 1 0 0 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — Open (3 x 1 2 0 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — Open (3 0 1 2 0 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — Open (3 0 1 4 x 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — Open (3 0 1 4 0 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — Open (3 0 1 4 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (3 0 x 4 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
Sound

How A+M9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
shimmeringotherworldly
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · F · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7
Same notes asAM9♯5A+M7(add9)
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A+M9 in other tunings:

StandardDrop DDrop COpen AOpen DOpen EOpen GOpen CDADGADHalf-Step Down

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