Fadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fadd9

Add 9

Notes:F · A · C · G

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 0 3 0	– 2 1 – 3 –	x F A C G A	easy
x 3 2 x 3 3	– 2 1 – 3 4	x F A x G C	hard
x 3 5 7 5 3	– 1 2 4 3 1	x F C G A C	hard · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 5 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	C G C F A A	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 10 7 8 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	F A F G C A	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 9 8 0	3 4 – 2 1 –	F C G A C A	medium
10 10 0 9 x x	2 3 – 1 – –	F C G A x x	easy
10 10 0 0 x 0	1 2 – – – –	F C G C x A	easy
x 3 0 0 1 0	– 2 – – 1 –	x F G C F A	medium
x 3 2 5 3 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x F A F G x	medium
x 3 5 7 5 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x F C G A x	hard
5 5 5 5 5 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	C G C F A x	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 10 7 8 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	F A F G C x	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 9 8 x	3 4 – 2 1 –	F C G A C x	medium
10 10 0 9 x 10	2 3 – 1 – 4	F C G A x G	hard
10 10 0 12 x 12	1 2 – 3 – 4	F C G C x A	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G 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 Fadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

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

See Fadd9 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 G G-D-G-C-E-A 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 Fadd9 chord?

Fadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, G.

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.