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

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

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-major 9th guitar chord — Open (x 0 1 2 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A Augmented-major 9th guitar chord — Open (x 0 4 2 0 1) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (x 0 1 2 0 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

A Augmented-major 9th guitar tab — Open (x 0 4 2 0 1) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sound

How A+M9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · F · G♯

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

Same notes asAM9♯5 A+M7(add9)

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