Fadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fadd9

Add 9

Notes:F · A · C · G

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	C G C F A x	easy · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 3 4 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	F A F G C x	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 6 5 4 6	– – 3 2 1 4	x x F A C G	medium
6 6 8 5 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	F C G A x x	medium
6 6 10 8 9 6	1 1 4 2 3 1	F C A C F G	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 8 9 8	– 3 1 1 2 1	x F G C F A	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 11 11	– 2 1 – 3 4	x F A x G C	hard
x 1 1 1 1 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x G C F A x	easy · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 3 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	F A F G x x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x x 5 4 6	3 – – 2 1 4	F x x A C G	hard
x x 6 5 x 6	– – 2 1 – 3	x x F A x G	easy
6 x 8 8 x 8	1 – 2 3 – 4	F x G C x A	hard
x 11 8 8 11 8	– 2 1 1 3 1	x F G C G A	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 11 x	– 2 1 – 3 –	x F A x G x	easy
1 1 1 1 1 4	1 1 1 1 1 2	C G C F A F	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 3 x 4	3 1 4 1 – 2	F A F G x F	hard · barre on fret 3

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. 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 Fadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

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

See Fadd9 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 Fadd9 chord?

Fadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, G.

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.