Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

E+M9(add2)E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
Ctone
Etone
Gtone
A♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5  ·  Notes G♯ · A♯ · C · E · G · A♯

How to play it

E+M9(add2) fingering positions

Open C Tuning (CGCGCE), 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).

E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 x 0 1 3 2) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 x 3 1 0 2) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 1 0 x 3 2) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 1 3 x 0 2) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (4 1 3 1 0 2) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (x 9 6 8 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (x 9 8 8 6 8) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 18th position (x 21 18 20 20 20) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
Read it as tab

E+M9(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.

E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 x 0 1 3 2) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 x 3 1 0 2) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 1 0 x 3 2) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 1 3 x 0 2) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (4 1 3 1 0 2) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (x 9 6 8 8 8) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (x 9 8 8 6 8) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
E Augmented-major 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 18th position (x 21 18 20 20 20) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
Sound

How E+M9(add2) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · C · E · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
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