Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C+9(add2)C Augmented 9th Added 2nd

CRoot

Dtone

Etone

G♯tone

A♯tone

Dtone

Formula 1 · 2 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2 · Notes C · D · E · G♯ · A♯ · D

How to play it

C+9(add2) fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯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).

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 1 2 3 1 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 1 4 3 1 2) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 x 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 4 5 5 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 4 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (x 13 14 15 13 16) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (x 13 16 15 13 14) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 15th position (18 15 x 17 17 16) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

C+9(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.

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 1 2 3 1 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 1 4 3 1 2) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 x 5 5 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 4 5 5 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 4 5 5 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (x 13 14 15 13 16) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (x 13 16 15 13 14) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

C Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 15th position (18 15 x 17 17 16) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

Sound

How C+9(add2) sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

hazyfloating

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D · E · G♯ · A♯ · D

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 2 · 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2

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