Badd9 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

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

✕✕3311112211BBC#C#F#F#BBD#D#
Badd9
Add 9
Notes:B · D# · F# · C#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBD#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1– – 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1x x B B C# C# F# F# B B D# D#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 C# C# D# D# B B B B x xhard
x x 4 4 3 3 x x 4 4 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4x x B B D# D# x x C# C# F# F#hard
x x 4 4 6 6 8 8 6 6 4 4– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1x x B B F# F# C# C# D# D# F# F#hard · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –F# F# C# C# F# F# B B D# D# x xeasy · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 11 11 8 8 9 9 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 – –B B D# D# B B C# C# F# F# x xmedium · barre on fret 8
x x x x 11 11 10 10 9 9 11 11– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4x x x x B B D# D# F# F# C# C#medium
x x x x 11 11 10 10 x x 11 11– – – – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3x x x x B B D# D# x x C# C#easy
x x 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1– – 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1x x B B C# C# F# F# C# C# D# D#medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 6 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4– – 4 4 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3x x C# C# D# D# x x B B F# F#hard
x x 4 4 3 3 6 6 4 4 x x– – 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – –x x B B D# D# B B C# C# x xmedium
x x 4 4 6 6 8 8 6 6 x x– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x B B F# F# C# C# D# D# x xhard
x x 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –x x C# C# F# F# B B D# D# x xeasy · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 11 11 8 8 x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –B B D# D# B B C# C# x x x xmedium · barre on fret 8
11 11 x x x x 10 10 9 9 11 113 3 – – – – 2 2 1 1 4 4B B x x x x D# D# F# F# C# C#hard
11 11 11 11 x x 10 10 x x 11 112 2 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 4 4B B F# F# x x D# D# x x C# C#hard

The Badd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#. 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 Badd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
34D#
57F#
914C#

More B chords

Other roots

See Badd9 in another tuning

What notes make up the Badd9 chord?

Badd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#.

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.