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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#add9

Add 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · G#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#add9 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 F#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F#, A#, C#, G#. 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 F#add9 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#F#m F#7 F#°F#+F#9 F#maj7 F#m7 F#7♯5 F#7♭5 F#6 F#m6 F#m7♭5 F#°7 F#sus2 F#sus4 F#maj9 F#m9 F#5

Other roots

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

See F#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 F#add9 chord?

F#add9 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.