Fadd9 chord on 12-String Guitar

in Standard (E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○○○11442233FFAAFFGGCCFF
Fadd9
Add 9
Notes:F · A · C · G
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 11 1 – – 4 4 – – 2 2 3 3F F A A F F G G C C F Fmedium
x x x x 3 3 2 2 x x 3 3– – – – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3x x x x F F A A x x G Geasy
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 5 51 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3G G C C F F C C F F A Amedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5– – 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1x x F F G G C C F F A Amedium · barre on fret 5
x x 8 8 7 7 0 0 6 6 8 8– – 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 4 4x x F F A A G G F F C Cmedium
x x 8 8 7 7 0 0 8 8 8 8– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4x x F F A A G G G G C Cmedium
x x 8 8 10 10 0 0 10 10 8 8– – 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4 2 2x x F F C C G G A A C Cmedium
x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –x x G G C C F F A A x xeasy · barre on fret 10
1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 31 1 – – 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4F F A A F F G G C C G Gmedium
x x x x 3 3 2 2 6 6 3 3– – – – 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3x x x x F F A A F F G Ghard
5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 3 32 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1A A C C F F C C F F G Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 8 5 5– – 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1x x F F G G C C G G A Amedium · barre on fret 5
x x 8 8 7 7 0 0 6 6 x x– – 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – –x x F F A A G G F F x xmedium
x x 8 8 7 7 0 0 8 8 x x– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – –x x F F A A G G G G x xeasy
x x 8 8 10 10 0 0 10 10 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x F F C C G G A A x xmedium
x x 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 x x– – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – –x x G G x x F F A A x xeasy

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar 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 Fadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
34A
57C
914G

More F chords

Other roots

See Fadd9 in another tuning

What notes make up the Fadd9 chord?

Fadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, G.

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.