Gadd9 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

Gadd9

Add 9

Notes:G · B · D · A

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –	D D A A D D G G B B x x	easy · barre on fret 1
6 6 3 3 6 6 3 3 4 4 x x	3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 – –	G G B B G G A A D D x x	medium · barre on fret 3
x x x x 6 6 5 5 4 4 6 6	– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4	x x x x G G B B D D A A	medium
6 6 6 6 8 8 5 5 x x x x	2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – – – –	G G D D A A B B x x x x	medium
6 6 6 6 10 10 8 8 9 9 6 6	1 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1	G G D D B B D D G G A A	hard · barre on fret 6
x x 11 11 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8	– – 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1	x x G G A A D D G G B B	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 11 11 10 10 x x 11 11 11 11	– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4	x x G G B B x x A A D D	hard
x x 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 x x	– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –	x x A A D D G G B B x x	easy · barre on fret 1
6 6 3 3 6 6 3 3 x x x x	2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –	G G B B G G A A x x x x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 6 x x x x 5 5 4 4 6 6	3 3 – – – – 2 2 1 1 4 4	G G x x x x B B D D A A	hard
x x x x 6 6 5 5 x x 6 6	– – – – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3	x x x x G G B B x x A A	easy
6 6 x x 8 8 8 8 x x 8 8	1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4	G G x x A A D D x x B B	hard
x x 11 11 8 8 8 8 11 11 8 8	– – 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1	x x G G A A D D A A B B	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 11 11 10 10 x x 11 11 x x	– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – –	x x G G B B x x A A x x	easy
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2	D D A A D D G G B B G G	medium · barre on fret 1
6 6 3 3 6 6 3 3 x x 4 4	3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2	G G B B G G A A x x G G	hard · barre on fret 3

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, A. 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 Gadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
3	4	B
5	7	D
9	14	A

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Gadd9 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 Gadd9 chord?

Gadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes G, B, D, A.

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.