Aadd9 chord on 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC)

in High C (EADGC) tuning

✕○231AEBC#
Aadd9
Add 9
Notes:A · C# · E · B
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 4 1– – 2 3 1x A E B C#medium
5 4 2 4 x4 2 1 3 –A C# E B xmedium
5 4 7 4 42 1 3 1 1A C# A B Emedium · barre on fret 4
5 7 9 6 x1 3 4 2 –A E B C# xhard
7 0 7 6 x2 – 3 1 –B A A C# xeasy
7 0 11 9 91 – 4 2 3B A C# E Ahard
9 0 9 9 91 – 2 3 4C# A B E Amedium
12 0 11 x 113 – 1 – 2E A C# x Beasy
5 0 2 4 14 – 2 3 1A A E B C#hard
5 2 2 6 x3 1 2 4 –A B E C# xhard
7 0 7 6 43 – 4 2 1B A A C# Emedium
5 0 9 6 91 – 3 2 4A A B C# Ahard
7 0 7 6 92 – 3 1 4B A A C# Amedium
7 0 11 9 111 – 3 2 4B A C# E Bhard
9 0 9 9 x1 – 2 3 –C# A B E xeasy
x 0 11 x 11– – 1 – 2x A C# x Beasy

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC) 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 Aadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
34C#
57E
914B

More A chords

Other roots

See Aadd9 in another tuning

What notes make up the Aadd9 chord?

Aadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, B.

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.