Fadd9 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D) tuning

○○✕✕33442211FFGGFFAACC
Fadd9
Add 9
Notes:F · A · C · G
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Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 0 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 x x3 3 – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – –F F G G F F A A C C x xmedium
3 3 2 2 5 5 2 2 x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –F F A A G G A A x x x xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 3 x x 5 5 5 5 x x 7 71 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4F F x x G G C C x x A Ahard
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 71 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3G G C C G G C C F F A Amedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 7 7 0 0 6 6 10 10– – 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 4 4x x F F A A G G F F C Chard
x x 10 10 7 7 10 10 8 8 7 7– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 1x x F F A A F F G G A Amedium · barre on fret 7
x x 10 10 10 10 0 0 10 10 10 10– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4x x F F C C G G A A C Cmedium
3 3 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 x x3 3 2 2 4 4 – – 1 1 – –F F A A F F G G C C x xmedium
3 3 2 2 5 5 5 5 x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – – –F F A A G G C C x x x xmedium
3 3 x x 7 7 5 5 x x 5 51 1 – – 4 4 2 2 – – 3 3F F x x A A C C x x G Ghard
5 5 5 5 7 7 5 5 6 6 5 51 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1G G C C A A C C F F G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 10 10 0 0 6 6 7 7– – 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2x x F F C C G G F F A Ahard
x x 10 10 7 7 0 0 8 8 10 10– – 3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 4 4x x F F A A G G G G C Cmedium
x x 10 10 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 xeasy
3 3 0 0 3 3 2 2 x x x x2 2 – – 3 3 1 1 – – – –F F G G F F A A x x x xeasy
3 3 5 5 5 5 2 2 x x x x2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – – – –F F C C G G A A x x 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 G 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.