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

CM9(add4)C Major 9th Added 4th

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Dtone

Formula 1 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 2 · Notes C · E · F · G · B · D

How to play it

CM9(add4) fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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).

C Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 6 8 6 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 10 10 9 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 18th position (21 21 18 20 18 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

CM9(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.

C Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 6 8 6 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 10 10 9 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 18th position (21 21 18 20 18 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How CM9(add4) sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densetense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · F · G · B · D

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 2

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