Badd9 chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

in Low C (C-A-D-G) tuning

✕121C#BD#
Badd9
Add 9
Notes:B · D# · F# · C#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBD#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 1 x1 2 1 –C# B D# xeasy · barre on fret 1
3 2 4 62 1 3 4D# B F# C#hard
3 4 4 41 2 3 4D# C# F# Bmedium
6 6 9 61 1 2 1F# D# B C#medium · barre on fret 6
11 9 11 83 2 4 1B F# C# D#medium
1 2 1 41 2 1 3C# B D# Bmedium · barre on fret 1
3 2 x 62 1 – 3D# B x C#hard
3 4 x 41 2 – 3D# C# x Beasy
x 6 9 6– 1 2 1x D# B C#medium · barre on fret 6
11 x 11 82 – 3 1B x C# D#hard
1 4 1 41 2 1 3C# C# D# Bmedium · barre on fret 1
3 4 1 42 3 1 4D# C# D# Bmedium
x 4 1 4– 2 1 3x C# D# Bmedium
1 x 1 41 – 2 3C# x D# Bhard

The Badd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low C 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.