Gadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy

in Double Daddy (D-A-D-D-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gadd9

Add 9

Notes:G · B · D · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 0 0 2 0	2 – – – 1 –	G A D D B D	medium
5 5 5 7 5 9	1 1 1 2 1 3	G D G A D B	hard · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 9 10 7	– 3 1 2 4 1	x G A B G A	medium · barre on fret 7
x 10 9 9 0 9	– 4 1 2 – 3	x G B B A B	medium
5 0 0 0 2 5	2 – – – 1 3	G A D D B G	medium
5 5 5 9 5 7	1 1 1 3 1 2	G D G B D A	hard · barre on fret 5
x 10 9 7 10 7	– 3 2 1 4 1	x G B A G A	medium · barre on fret 7
x 10 9 9 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	x G B B A D	easy
5 0 0 5 2 0	2 – – 3 1 –	G A D G B D	medium
5 5 7 5 5 9	1 1 2 1 1 3	G D A G D B	hard · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 9 10 0	– 3 1 2 4 –	x G A B G D	medium
x 10 9 12 12 9	– 2 1 3 4 1	x G B D A B	medium · barre on fret 9
5 0 5 0 2 0	2 – 3 – 1 –	G A G D B D	medium
5 5 7 7 5 9	1 1 2 3 1 4	G D A A D B	hard · barre on fret 5
x 10 9 7 10 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x G B A G D	medium
x 10 12 9 12 9	– 2 3 1 4 1	x G D B A B	medium · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy 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 Gadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
3	4	B
5	7	D
9	14	A

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Gadd9 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 Double Daddy D-A-D-D-A-D

What notes make up the Gadd9 chord?

Gadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes G, B, D, A.

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.