Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

A♯M9A♯ Major 9th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
Gtone
A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯

How to play it

A♯M9 fingering positions

Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · 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).

A♯ Major 9th guitar chord — Open (x 1 0 3 3 3) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 3 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 5th position (8 8 x 5 7 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 5th position (8 8 7 5 x 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 5th position (8 8 8 5 7 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 x 7 8 10 8) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 8 7 x 10 8) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 7th position (8 8 10 x 7 8) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
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♯ Major 9th guitar tab — Open (x 1 0 3 3 3) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 3 0 3) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 5th position (8 8 x 5 7 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 5th position (8 8 7 5 x 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 5th position (8 8 8 5 7 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 x 7 8 10 8) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 8 7 x 10 8) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 7th position (8 8 10 x 7 8) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2
Sound

How A♯M9 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
lushserenesophisticated
Genres
jazzr&bsoul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 1
Same notes asA♯M7(add9)
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A♯M9 in other tunings:

StandardDrop DDrop COpen AOpen DOpen EOpen GOpen CDADGADHalf-Step Down

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