Badd9 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)

in Open C (gCGCE) tuning

✕1432C#BD#F#
Badd9
Add 9
Notes:B · D# · F# · C#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBD#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 4 3 2– 1 4 3 2x C# B D# F#medium
6 x 4 3 24 – 3 2 1C# x B D# F#hard
6 x 4 3 x3 – 2 1 –C# x B D# xhard
6 6 8 6 71 1 3 1 2C# F# D# F# Bmedium · barre on fret 6
8 11 8 11 91 3 1 4 2D# B D# B C#medium · barre on fret 8
x 3 4 1 2– 3 4 1 2x D# B C# F#medium
4 x 6 3 23 – 4 2 1B x C# D# F#hard
6 x 4 3 73 – 2 1 4C# x B D# Bhard
8 6 6 6 73 1 1 1 2D# F# C# F# Bmedium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 9– 3 1 4 2x B D# B C#medium
4 1 4 3 x3 1 4 2 –B C# B D# xmedium
4 3 6 x 23 2 4 – 1B D# C# x F#hard
4 3 6 3 x2 1 3 1 –B D# C# D# xmedium · barre on fret 3
6 x 8 6 71 – 4 2 3C# x D# F# Bhard
8 11 8 x 91 3 1 – 2D# B D# x C#hard · barre on fret 8
4 3 4 1 x3 2 4 1 –B D# B C# xmedium

The Badd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Badd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
34D#
57F#
914C#

More B chords

Other roots

See Badd9 in another tuning

What notes make up the Badd9 chord?

Badd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.