Fadd9 chord on 5-String Bass

in Standard (BEADG) tuning

✕○○12FAFG
Fadd9
Add 9
Notes:F · A · C · G
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 0 3 0– 1 – 2 –x F A F Gmedium
x 3 3 3 2– 2 3 4 1x G C F Amedium
6 5 3 5 x4 2 1 3 –F A C G xmedium
6 5 0 5 54 1 – 2 3F A A G Cmedium
6 8 8 7 01 3 4 2 –F C F A Gmedium
x x 8 7 0– – 2 1 –x x F A Geasy
8 8 0 10 101 2 – 3 4G C A C Fmedium
10 x 10 10 101 – 2 3 4A x G C Fhard
x 1 0 x 0– 1 – – –x F A x Geasy
6 x 3 5 24 – 2 3 1F x C G Ahard
6 3 3 7 x3 1 2 4 –F G C A xhard
6 5 8 5 52 1 3 1 1F A F G Cmedium · barre on fret 5
6 8 0 7 01 3 – 2 –F C A A Gmedium
8 8 8 7 02 3 4 1 –G C F A Gmedium
10 8 8 10 03 1 2 4 –A C F C Gmedium
10 x 10 x 101 – 2 – 3A x G x Feasy

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 5-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 (BEADG) B-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.