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

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

F♯Root

G♯tone

A♯tone

Dtone

Etone

G♯tone

Formula 6 · 7 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · Notes F♯ · G♯ · A♯ · D · E · G♯

How to play it

A+9(add2) fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯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).

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 0 1 2 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 0 3 2 0 1) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

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

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

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

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 13 14 12 15) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 15 14 12 13) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (17 14 x 16 16 15) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

Read it as tab

A+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.

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 0 1 2 0 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 0 3 2 0 1) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

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

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

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

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 13 14 12 15) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 15 14 12 13) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (17 14 x 16 16 15) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

Sound

How A+9(add2) sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

hazyfloating

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · A♯ · D · E · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)6 · 7 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 7

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