BM9(add2)B Major 9th Added 2nd
A♯Root
Ctone
Dtone
Ftone
Atone
Ctone
Formula 7 · ♭2 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · Notes A♯ · C · D · F · A · C
How to play it
BM9(add2) 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).








Read it as tab
BM9(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.








Sound
How BM9(add2) sounds
Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character
Moods & genres
Moods
lushbright
Genres
jazzpop
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesA♯ · C · D · F · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2
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