Gadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Gadd9

Add 9

Notes:G · B · D · A

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, A. 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 Gadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See Gadd9 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 Gadd9 chord?

Gadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes G, B, 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.