Fadd9 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D) tuning

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Fadd9
Add 9
Notes:F · A · C · G
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 32 2 – – 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4F F A A F F G G A A F Fmedium
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 51 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2F F C C F F A A C C G Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 5 5 6 6 0 0 5 5– – 4 4 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2x x F F G G C C A A G Gmedium
x x 8 8 7 7 6 6 10 10 x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 – –x x F F A A C C G G x xhard
x x 8 8 7 7 11 11 10 10 7 7– – 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 1 1x x F F A A F F G G A Ahard · barre on fret 7
10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 10 101 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1C C G G C C F F A A C Cmedium · barre on fret 10
3 3 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 x x2 2 – – 3 3 1 1 – – – –F F A A F F G G A A x xmedium
3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 31 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1F F C C G G A A C C F Fmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 5 5 6 6 0 0 7 7– – 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x F F G G C C A A A Amedium
x x 8 8 x x 6 6 10 10 7 7– – 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 2 2x x F F x x C C G G A Ahard
x x 8 8 7 7 11 11 10 10 x x– – 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – –x x F F A A F F G G x xhard
10 10 12 12 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 101 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1C C A A C C F F G G C Cmedium · barre on fret 10
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 5 51 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – 2 2F F C C F F A A A A G Gmedium · barre on fret 3
3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 51 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3F F C C G G A A C C G Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 7 7 6 6 0 0 5 5– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1x x F F A A C C A A G Gmedium
x x 10 10 7 7 6 6 8 8 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x G G A A C C F F x xhard

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