Six String Guitar · Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

FM9(add4)F Major 9th Added 4th

A♯Root
Dtone
D♯tone
Ftone
Atone
Ctone

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

How to play it

FM9(add4) fingering positions

Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD), 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 Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 2 4 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
F Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 5 4 0 2) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
Read it as tab

FM9(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 Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 2 4 0 5) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
F Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 5 4 0 2) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
Sound

How FM9(add4) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densetense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

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