Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3

A+(add9)A Augmented Added 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone
G♯tone

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

How to play it

A+(add9) fingering positions

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

A+(add9) 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 Added 9th guitar tab — Open (2 x x 1 1 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — Open (2 x 4 1 1 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 x x 1 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 4 x 1 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — Open (x x 2 1 1 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — Open (2 x 2 1 1 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — Open (2 x 4 1 1 2) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Augmented Added 9th guitar tab — Open (2 x 4 1 1 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
Sound

How A+(add9) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · 7
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