Fadd9 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) tuning

○1213GFGAF
Fadd9
Add 9
Notes:F · A · C · G
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 3 1 0 31 2 1 – 3G F G A Fmedium · barre on fret 1
3 3 3 3 51 1 1 1 2A F A C Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x 5 6 8 7– 1 2 4 3x G C F Amedium
x x 11 10 7– – 3 2 1x x F G Ahard
1 3 1 0 x1 2 1 – –G F G A xmedium · barre on fret 1
x 3 3 3 5– 1 1 1 2x F A C Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x 7 6 8 5– 3 2 4 1x A C F Gmedium
11 x 11 10 73 – 4 2 1F x F G Ahard
1 3 3 0 31 2 3 – 4G F A A Fmedium
3 3 6 3 51 1 3 1 2A F C C Gmedium · barre on fret 3
6 5 x 8 72 1 – 4 3C G x F Ahard
11 7 11 10 73 1 4 2 1F A F G Ahard · barre on fret 7
3 3 1 0 32 3 1 – 4A F G A Fmedium
6 3 3 3 53 1 1 1 2C F A C Gmedium · barre on fret 3
6 7 x 8 52 3 – 4 1C A x F Ghard
x 7 11 10 7– 1 3 2 1x A F G Ahard · barre on fret 7

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD) 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 Fadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
34A
57C
914G

More F chords

Other roots

See Fadd9 in another tuning

What notes make up the Fadd9 chord?

Fadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, G.

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.