Badd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Badd9

Add 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · C#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Badd9 shapes as text

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

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 C# 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.