Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

AM9(add4)A Major 9th Added 4th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Btone
C♯tone
Ftone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · B · C♯ · F · G♯

How to play it

AM9(add4) fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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 Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 2 4 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 5 4 0 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

AM9(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.

A Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 2 4 0 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 5 4 0 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2
Sound

How AM9(add4) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densetense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · B · C♯ · F · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7
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