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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#add9

Add 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · A#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 x 2 2	– 2 1 – 3 4	x G# C x A# D#	hard
x 2 4 6 4 2	– 1 2 4 3 1	x G# D# A# C D#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 4 4 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	D# A# D# G# C x	easy · barre on fret 4
9 6 9 6 7 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	G# C G# A# D# x	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 9 8 7 9	– – 3 2 1 4	x x G# C D# A#	medium
x x 9 8 0 9	– – 2 1 – 3	x x G# C G# A#	easy
9 x 11 11 0 11	1 – 2 3 – 4	G# x A# D# G# C	hard
x x 11 11 0 11	– – 1 2 – 3	x x A# D# G# C	easy
x 2 1 4 2 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x G# C G# A# x	medium
x 2 4 6 4 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x G# D# A# C x	hard
x 4 4 4 4 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x A# D# G# C x	easy · barre on fret 4
9 6 9 6 0 7	3 1 4 1 – 2	G# C G# A# G# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 0 7	– – 3 2 – 1	x x A# C G# G#	hard
x x x 8 0 9	– – – 1 – 2	x x x C G# A#	easy
9 9 11 x 0 11	1 2 3 – – 4	G# D# A# x G# C	hard
x x 11 x 0 11	– – 1 – – 2	x x A# x G# C	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More G# chords

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

Other roots

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

See G#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 G#add9 chord?

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

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.