Fadd9 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E) tuning

○○○○○○2331122FFGGCCAACCGG
Fadd9
Add 9
Notes:F · A · C · G
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Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 33 3 – – – – 1 1 – – 2 2F F G G C C A A C C G Gmedium
x x x x 5 5 2 2 5 5 3 3– – – – 3 3 1 1 4 4 2 2x x x x F F A A F F G Gmedium
5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 51 1 – – – – 2 2 3 3 4 4F F G G C C C C F F A Amedium
x x 10 10 7 7 0 0 9 9 8 8– – 4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2x x F F G G G G A A C Cmedium
x x 10 10 9 9 0 0 9 9 8 8– – 4 4 2 2 – – 3 3 1 1x x F F A A G G A A C Cmedium
x x 10 10 9 9 0 0 9 9 x x– – 3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x F F A A G G A A x xeasy
5 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 52 2 – – – – 1 1 – – 3 3F F G G C C A A C C A Amedium
5 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 x x 3 33 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2F F A A F F A A x x G Ghard · barre on fret 2
5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 51 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4F F G G F F C C C C A Amedium
x x 10 10 9 9 0 0 7 7 8 8– – 4 4 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2x x F F A A G G G G C Cmedium
x x 10 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 8 8– – 3 3 2 2 – – – – 1 1x x F F A A G G C C C Cmedium
x x 10 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 x x– – 2 2 1 1 – – – – – –x x F F A A G G C C x xeasy
5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33 3 1 1 – – – – – – 2 2F F A A C C G G C C G Gmedium
x x x x 5 5 2 2 x x 3 3– – – – 3 3 1 1 – – 2 2x x x x F F A A x x G Ghard
5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 51 1 2 2 – – – – 3 3 4 4F F C C C C G G F F A Amedium
x x 10 10 7 7 10 10 9 9 x x– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 2 2 – –x x F F G G F F A A x xmedium

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