A#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

A#add9

Add 9

Notes:A# · D · F · C

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 1 2 1	– 3 1 1 2 1	x A# C F A# D	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 6 2 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C D A# A# x	hard
x 4 3 x 4 4	– 2 1 – 3 4	x A# D x C F	hard
x 4 6 8 6 4	– 1 2 4 3 1	x A# F C D F	hard · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 6 6 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	F C F A# D x	easy · barre on fret 6
11 8 11 8 9 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	A# D A# C F x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 11 10 9 11	– – 3 2 1 4	x x A# D F C	medium
x x 11 10 x 11	– – 2 1 – 3	x x A# D x C	easy
x 4 1 1 4 1	– 2 1 1 3 1	x A# C F C D	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 x 2 4	– 4 2 – 1 3	x C D x A# F	hard
x 4 3 6 4 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A# D A# C x	medium
x 4 6 8 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x A# F C D x	hard
x 6 6 6 6 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x C F A# D x	easy · barre on fret 6
11 8 11 8 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	A# D A# C x x	medium · barre on fret 8
11 x x 10 9 11	3 – – 2 1 4	A# x x D F C	hard
11 11 x 10 x 11	2 3 – 1 – 4	A# F x D x C	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A#, D, F, C. 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 A#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More A# chords

A#A#m A#7 A#°A#+A#9 A#maj7 A#m7 A#7♯5 A#7♭5 A#6 A#m6 A#m7♭5 A#°7 A#sus2 A#sus4 A#maj9 A#m9 A#5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 Badd9

See A#add9 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 A#add9 chord?

A#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes A#, 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.