Badd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Badd9

Add 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · C#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Badd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 2 2 3 2	– – 1 1 2 1	B F# C# F# B D#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 2 3 2	– 3 1 1 2 1	x B C# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 7 3 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C# D# B B x	hard
0 0 4 7 5 0	– – 1 3 2 –	B F# D# B C# C#	medium
0 5 7 7 7 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	B B F# B D# C#	medium
0 7 7 7 7 0	– 1 1 1 1 –	B C# F# B D# C#	easy · barre on fret 7
0 9 0 9 10 10	– 1 – 2 3 4	B D# B C# F# B	medium
0 0 12 11 10 12	– – 3 2 1 4	B F# B D# F# C#	medium
0 12 12 11 x 12	– 2 3 1 – 4	B F# B D# x C#	hard
0 0 4 2 3 0	– – 3 1 2 –	B F# D# F# B C#	medium
x 5 2 2 5 2	– 2 1 1 3 1	x B C# F# C# D#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 5	– 4 2 – 1 3	x C# D# x B F#	hard
0 0 4 7 5 5	– – 1 4 2 3	B F# D# B C# F#	medium
0 7 0 7 7 5	– 2 – 3 4 1	B C# B B D# F#	medium
0 7 7 7 7 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	B C# F# B D# x	easy · barre on fret 7
x 9 0 9 10 10	– 1 – 2 3 4	x D# B C# F# B	medium

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 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 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 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 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.