Badd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Badd9

Add 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · C#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Badd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Badd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes B, 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 Badd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

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

See Badd9 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 Badd9 chord?

Badd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes B, 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.