Aadd9 chord on Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A)

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

1234C#AEB
Aadd9
Add 9
Notes:A · C# · E · B
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 2 21 2 3 4C# A E Bmedium
4 4 7 41 1 2 1E B A C#medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 9 73 1 4 2A C# B Emedium
11 9 11 02 1 3 –B E C# Amedium
11 x 11 01 – 2 –B x C# Aeasy
1 4 2 01 3 2 –C# B E Amedium
x 4 7 4– 1 2 1x B A C#medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 9 02 1 3 –A C# B Amedium
11 9 11 122 1 3 4B E C# Amedium
11 x 11 121 – 2 3B x C# Aeasy
1 2 x 21 2 – 3C# A x Beasy
9 6 9 x2 1 3 –A C# B xmedium
1 4 x 01 2 – –C# B x Ahard
x 6 9 0– 1 2 –x C# B Amedium

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A) 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.