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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#add9

Add 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 4 1 2 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	G# C G# A# D# x	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 4 3 2 4	– – 3 2 1 4	x x G# C D# A#	medium
4 4 6 3 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	G# D# A# C x x	medium
4 4 8 6 7 4	1 1 4 2 3 1	G# D# C D# G# A#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 6 7 6	– 3 1 1 2 1	x G# A# D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 7 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x A# C G# G# x	hard
x 9 8 x 9 9	– 2 1 – 3 4	x G# C x A# D#	hard
x 11 x 11 11 9	– 2 – 3 4 1	x A# x G# C D#	hard
11 11 11 11 11 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	D# A# D# G# C x	easy · barre on fret 11
4 1 4 1 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	G# C G# A# x x	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x x 3 2 4	3 – – 2 1 4	G# x x C D# A#	hard
x x 4 3 x 4	– – 2 1 – 3	x x G# C x A#	easy
4 x 6 6 x 6	1 – 2 3 – 4	G# x A# D# x C	hard
x 9 6 6 9 6	– 2 1 1 3 1	x G# A# D# A# C	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 7 9	– 4 2 – 1 3	x A# C x G# D#	hard
x 9 8 11 9 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x G# C G# A# x	medium

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 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 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 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 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.