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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#add9

Add 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 2 0	– – 1 2 1 –	x G# D# A# C D#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	D# A# D# G# C x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	G# C G# A# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 7 6 5 7	– – 3 2 1 4	x G# G# C D# A#	medium
7 7 7 6 0 0	2 3 4 1 – –	G# D# G# C A# D#	medium
7 7 7 9 0 9	1 1 1 2 – 3	G# D# G# D# A# C	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 9 0 9	1 – 2 3 – 4	A# G# A# D# A# C	medium
11 0 11 x 12 12	1 – 2 – 3 4	C G# C x A# D#	hard
x 0 2 4 2 x	– – 1 2 1 –	x G# D# A# C x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 2 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x A# D# G# C x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 5 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	G# C G# A# D# D#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 7 6 5 7	– – 3 2 1 4	x x G# C D# A#	medium
7 7 7 6 0 x	2 3 4 1 – –	G# D# G# C A# x	medium
7 0 7 9 0 9	1 – 2 3 – 4	G# G# G# D# A# C	medium
x 0 9 9 10 9	– – 1 1 2 1	x G# A# D# G# C	easy · barre on fret 9
11 0 11 x 0 0	1 – 2 – – –	C G# C x A# D#	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 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 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 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 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.