Gadd9 chord on 5-String Banjo — Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) (F#-D-F#-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gadd9

Add 9

Notes:G · B · D · A

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Fingerings (16)

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, A. 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.

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Gadd9 in another tuning

Standard / Open G (gDGBD) G-D-G-B-D Open D (f#DF#AD) F#-D-F#-A-D Open C (gCGCE) G-C-G-C-E Double C (gCGCD) G-C-G-C-D Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) G-D-G-C-D G Minor (gDGBbD) G-D-G-A#-D Guitar (gDGBE) G-D-G-B-E

What notes make up the Gadd9 chord?

Gadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes G, B, D, A.

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.