Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

F9(add4)F Dominant 9th Added 4th

A♯Root
Dtone
D♯tone
Ftone
G♯tone
Ctone

Formula 4 · 6 · ♭7 · 1 · ♭3 · 5  ·  Notes A♯ · D · D♯ · F · G♯ · C

How to play it

F9(add4) 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).

F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 0 3 3 3) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 3 3 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 3 0 2 3 3) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 3 3 2 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 0 3 3 5) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 3 3 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 0 0 3 5) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 3 0 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
Read it as tab

F9(add4) 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.

F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 0 3 3 3) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 3 3 0 3) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 3 0 2 3 3) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 3 3 2 0 3) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 0 3 3 5) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 3 3 0 5) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 0 0 3 5) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
F Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 3 0 0 5) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
Sound

How F9(add4) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densefunky
Genres
funk
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · D♯ · F · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · ♭7 · 1 · ♭3 · 5
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