C♯M(add9)C♯ Major Added 9th
DRoot
F♯tone
Atone
Etone
Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭3 · Notes D · F♯ · A · E
How to play it
C♯M(add9) fingering positions
Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 1, 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
C♯M(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.

Sound
How C♯M(add9) sounds
Consonance
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Character
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Moods
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Genres
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesD · F♯ · A · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭3
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