Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Aadd9

Add 9

Notes:A · C# · E · B

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Aadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop D 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 Aadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
5	7	E
9	14	B

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

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

See Aadd9 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 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 Aadd9 chord?

Aadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, B.

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.