Cadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cadd9

Add 9

Notes:C · E · G · D

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes C, E, G, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop F# 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 Cadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
5	7	G
9	14	D

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

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

See Cadd9 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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 Cadd9 chord?

Cadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes C, E, G, D.

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.