A Major Add9 arpeggio

Major triad with an added 9th (2nd). Open, modern sound.

4 notes · Standard tuning

Neck positions

1357912EADGBe
Root (A)
Arpeggio tone

Chord-shape voicings

EADGBE

Voicing 1

5frEADGBE

Voicing 2

EADGBE

Voicing 3

5frEADGBE

Voicing 4

EADGBE

Voicing 5

EADGBE

Voicing 6

EADGBE

Voicing 7

EADGBE

Voicing 8

9frEADGBE

Voicing 9

11frEADGBE

Voicing 10

16frEADGBE

Voicing 11

14frEADGBE

Voicing 12

17frEADGBE

Voicing 13

16frEADGBE

Voicing 14

17frEADGBE

Voicing 15

11frEADGBE

Voicing 16

16frEADGBE

Voicing 17

14frEADGBE

Voicing 18

16frEADGBE

Voicing 19

16frEADGBE

Voicing 20

16frEADGBE

Voicing 21

Notes

A
R
B
+2
C#
+4
E
+7

About the A Major Add9 arpeggio

The A Major Add9 arpeggio contains the notes A, B, C#, E. Arpeggios are the notes of a chord played one at a time. The Major Add9 arpeggio is built from intervals: 0, 2, 4, 7 semitones from the root. Use the neck diagram above to find every position of this arpeggio on a standard-tuned guitar.

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