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

FM(add9)F Major Added 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
Ctone

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

How to play it

FM(add9) 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).

F Major Added 9th guitar chord — Open (x 3 0 1 x 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar chord — Open (x 3 2 1 x 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar chord — Open (x 3 0 1 3 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar chord — Open (x 3 2 1 3 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 2 x 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 5 x 5 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 x 8 10 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar chord — 7th position (10 10 x 8 7 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

FM(add9) 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 Added 9th guitar tab — Open (x 3 0 1 x 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar tab — Open (x 3 2 1 x 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar tab — Open (x 3 0 1 3 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar tab — Open (x 3 2 1 3 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 2 x 5 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 5 x 5 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 x 8 10 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F Major Added 9th guitar tab — 7th position (10 10 x 8 7 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How FM(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
brightupliftingfresh
Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1 · 5
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FM(add9) in other tunings:

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