Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

A9(add4)A Dominant 9th Added 4th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Btone

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · B · C♯ · E · G♯

How to play it

A9(add4) fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3, 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 Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 0 2 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

A Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 4 2 2 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

A Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

A Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 4 2 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

A9(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 Dominant 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 0 2 2 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

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

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

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

Sound

How A9(add4) sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densefunky

Genres

funk

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · B · C♯ · E · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 7

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