Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Aadd9

Add 9

Notes:A · C# · E · B

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Aadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 0 3 0	– 2 1 – 3 –	x A C# E B C#	easy
x 3 2 x 3 3	– 2 1 – 3 4	x A C# x B E	hard
x 3 5 7 5 3	– 1 2 4 3 1	x A E B C# E	hard · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 5 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	E B E A C# C#	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 10 7 8 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	A C# A B E C#	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 9 8 0	3 4 – 2 1 –	A E B C# E C#	medium
10 10 0 9 x x	2 3 – 1 – –	A E B C# x x	easy
10 10 0 0 x 0	1 2 – – – –	A E B E x C#	easy
x 3 0 0 1 0	– 2 – – 1 –	x A B E A C#	medium
x 3 2 5 3 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A C# A B x	medium
x 3 5 7 5 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x A E B C# x	hard
5 5 5 5 5 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	E B E A C# x	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 10 7 8 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	A C# A B E x	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 9 8 x	3 4 – 2 1 –	A E B C# E x	medium
10 10 0 9 x 10	2 3 – 1 – 4	A E B C# x B	hard
10 10 0 12 x 12	1 2 – 3 – 4	A E B E x C#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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 Aadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
5	7	E
9	14	B

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 A#add9 Badd9

See Aadd9 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 B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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 Aadd9 chord?

Aadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, B.

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.