Fadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

Root

Type

Tuning

Fadd9

Add 9

Notes:F · A · C · G

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 3 0 0 x	1 1 1 – – –	F C F G A x	easy · barre on fret 3
x x 3 2 3 5	– – 2 1 3 4	x x F A C G	medium
3 3 5 5 3 7	1 1 2 3 1 4	F C G C C A	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 7 5 8 5	– 3 2 1 4 1	x F A C F G	medium · barre on fret 5
x 8 7 0 8 7	– 3 1 – 4 2	x F A G F A	medium
x 8 10 0 0 10	– 1 2 – – 3	x F C G A C	medium
x 0 10 10 10 10	– – 1 1 1 1	x A C F G C	easy · barre on fret 10
3 0 3 0 3 3	1 – 2 – 3 4	F A F G C F	medium
3 3 5 2 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	F C G A x x	medium
3 3 7 5 3 5	1 1 4 2 1 3	F C A C C G	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 5 0 5	– 4 1 2 – 3	x F G C A G	medium
x 8 7 0 0 7	– 3 1 – – 2	x F A G A A	easy
x 8 10 0 0 x	– 1 2 – – –	x F C G A x	medium
10 10 10 10 0 x	1 1 1 1 – –	C G C F A x	easy · barre on fret 10
3 3 3 0 0 3	1 2 3 – – 4	F C F G A F	medium
3 x 5 2 3 x	2 – 4 1 3 –	F x G A C x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
3	4	A
5	7	C
9	14	G

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Fadd9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.