Fadd9 chord on 4-String Bass

in Standard (EADG) tuning

○○12FAFG
Fadd9
Add 9
Notes:F · A · C · G
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 0 3 01 – 2 –F A F Gmedium
3 3 3 22 3 4 1G C F Amedium
5 8 5 51 2 1 1A F G Cmedium · barre on fret 5
x 8 7 0– 2 1 –x F A Geasy
1 0 x 01 – – –F A x Geasy
3 x 3 22 – 3 1G x F Aeasy
5 8 5 01 2 1 –A F G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
8 8 7 02 3 1 –C F A Geasy
1 0 5 01 – 2 –F A G Ghard
5 8 5 x1 2 1 –A F G xmedium · barre on fret 5
8 10 7 102 3 1 4C G A Fmedium
1 0 5 51 – 2 3F A G Chard
5 8 7 01 3 2 –A F A Gmedium
x 10 7 10– 2 1 3x G A Fmedium
1 0 5 21 – 3 2F A G Ahard
5 8 x 01 2 – –A F x Ghard

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass 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

Standard (EADG) E-A-D-G
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.