Six String Guitar · Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

A+9(add2)A Augmented 9th Added 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
A♯tone
Dtone
Etone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · 7 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · G♯ · A♯ · D · E · G♯

How to play it

A+9(add2) fingering positions

Open G Tuning (DGDGBD), 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 Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 3 4 2 5) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 5 4 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 x 6 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 5 6 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 5 6 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (x 14 15 16 14 17) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (x 14 17 16 14 15) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar chord — 16th position (19 16 x 18 18 17) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
Read it as tab

A+9(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.

A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 3 4 2 5) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 5 4 2 3) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 x 6 6 5) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 5 6 6 x) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 5 6 6 5) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (x 14 15 16 14 17) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (x 14 17 16 14 15) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
A Augmented 9th Added 2nd guitar tab — 16th position (19 16 x 18 18 17) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
Sound

How A+9(add2) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
hazyfloating
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · A♯ · D · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 7 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 7
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