How to play Amadd9: a minor added 9th built on A, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 2 open strings, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
| Note | A | C | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | 5 |
Amadd9 is a minor added 9th with A as its root. The full theoretical spelling is A, C, E, B. This voicing omits the 9th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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