C#add9 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G) tuning

1321D#C#FG#
C#add9
Add 9
Notes:C# · F · G# · D#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FC#C#C#G#D#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 4 3 11 3 2 1D# C# F G#medium · barre on fret 1
3 6 3 61 2 1 3F D# F C#medium · barre on fret 3
11 8 11 82 1 3 1C# F C# D#medium · barre on fret 8
3 4 1 13 4 1 2F C# D# G#medium
3 6 6 61 2 3 4F D# G# C#medium
11 8 x 83 1 – 2C# F x D#hard
1 4 3 x1 3 2 –D# C# F xmedium
6 6 3 62 3 1 4G# D# F C#medium
x 8 11 8– 1 2 1x F C# D#medium · barre on fret 8
3 4 1 x2 3 1 –F C# D# xmedium
x 6 3 6– 2 1 3x D# F C#medium
3 6 x 61 2 – 3F D# x C#hard

The C#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop D 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 C#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#add9 in another tuning

What notes make up the C#add9 chord?

C#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes C#, F, G#, D#.

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.