A#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#add9

Add 9

Notes:A# · D · F · C

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#add9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A#, D, F, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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 A#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A#
3	4	D
5	7	F
9	14	C

More A# chords

A#A#m A#7 A#°A#+A#9 A#maj7 A#m7 A#7♯5 A#7♭5 A#6 A#m6 A#m7♭5 A#°7 A#sus2 A#sus4 A#maj9 A#m9 A#5

Other roots

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

See A#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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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 A#add9 chord?

A#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes A#, 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.