Ukulele · Baritone (DGBE)

CM(add9)C Major Added 9th

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Etone
Gtone
Dtone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · 2  ·  Notes C · E · G · D

How to play it

CM(add9) fingering positions

Baritone (DGBE), 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).

C Major Added 9th guitar chord — 8th position (10 9 8 10) fretboard diagram in Baritone (DGBE)
Read it as tab

CM(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.

C Major Added 9th guitar tab — 8th position (10 9 8 10) in Baritone (DGBE)
Sound

How CM(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
brightupliftingfresh
Genres
poprockr&b
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · D
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · 2
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More ways to play C Major Added 9th

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CM(add9) in other tunings:

Standard ReentrantLow-GD

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