Cadd9 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cadd9

Add 9

Notes:C · E · G · D

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1	– – 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1	x x C C D D G G C C E E	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 6 3 3 6 6 2 2 x x	– – 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – –	x x D D E E C C C C x x	hard
x x 4 4 3 3 x x 4 4 4 4	– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4	x x C C E E x x D D G G	hard
x x 4 4 6 6 8 8 6 6 4 4	– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1	x x C C G G D D E E G G	hard · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –	G G D D G G C C E E x x	easy · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 11 11 8 8 9 9 x x	3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 – –	C C E E C C D D G G x x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x x x 11 11 10 10 9 9 11 11	– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4	x x x x C C E E G G D D	medium
x x x x 11 11 10 10 x x 11 11	– – – – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3	x x x x C C E E x x D D	easy
x x 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1	– – 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1	x x C C D D G G D D E E	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 6 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4	– – 4 4 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3	x x D D E E x x C C G G	hard
x x 4 4 3 3 6 6 4 4 x x	– – 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – –	x x C C E E C C D D x x	medium
x x 4 4 6 6 8 8 6 6 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –	x x C C G G D D E E x x	hard
x x 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x	– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –	x x D D G G C C E E x x	easy · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 11 11 8 8 x x x x	2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –	C C E E C C D D x x x x	medium · barre on fret 8
11 11 x x x x 10 10 9 9 11 11	3 3 – – – – 2 2 1 1 4 4	C C x x x x E E G G D D	hard
11 11 11 11 x x 10 10 x x 11 11	2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 4 4	C C G G x x E E x x D D	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes C, E, G, D. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop 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 Cadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
5	7	G
9	14	D

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Cadd9 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop C# C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#

What notes make up the Cadd9 chord?

Cadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes C, E, G, D.

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.