Badd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Badd9

Add 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · C#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Badd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 2 1 0 2	– – 2 1 – 3	x x B D# F# C#	easy
2 2 6 4 5 2	1 1 4 2 3 1	B F# D# F# B C#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 4 5 4	– 3 1 1 2 1	x B C# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 5 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C# D# B B B	hard
x 7 6 x 7 7	– 2 1 – 3 4	x B D# x C# F#	hard
x 7 9 11 9 7	– 1 2 4 3 1	x B F# C# D# F#	hard · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	F# C# F# B D# B	easy · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 11 12 12	– 1 – 2 3 4	x D# x C# F# B	hard
2 2 4 1 0 0	2 3 4 1 – –	B F# C# D# F# B	medium
2 x 4 4 x 4	1 – 2 3 – 4	B x C# F# x D#	hard
x 7 4 4 7 4	– 2 1 1 3 1	x B C# F# C# D#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 5 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C# D# B B x	hard
x 7 6 9 7 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x B D# B C# B	medium
x 7 9 11 9 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x B F# C# D# B	hard
9 9 9 9 9 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	F# C# F# B D# x	easy · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 11 0 0	– 1 – 2 – –	x D# x C# F# B	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Badd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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 Badd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
9	14	C#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9

See Badd9 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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 Badd9 chord?

Badd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#.

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.