Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

○○22131AAEBC#E
Aadd9
Add 9
Notes:A · C# · E · B
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 0 2 5 2 02 – 1 3 1 –A A E B C# Emedium · barre on fret 2
5 2 2 3 2 53 1 1 2 1 4A B E A C# Amedium · barre on fret 2
5 4 x 3 x 73 2 – 1 – 4A C# x A x Bhard
5 4 7 5 0 02 1 4 3 – –A C# A B B Emedium
5 7 7 7 0 01 2 3 4 – –A E A C# B Emedium
7 0 7 7 0 71 – 2 3 – 4B A A C# B Bmedium
x 0 9 10 10 9– – 1 2 3 1x A B E A C#easy · barre on fret 9
12 0 11 10 0 123 – 2 1 – 4E A C# E B Emedium
12 0 11 x 12 122 – 1 – 3 4E A C# x B Ehard
5 0 2 5 2 52 – 1 3 1 4A A E B C# Amedium · barre on fret 2
5 2 2 5 2 52 1 1 3 1 4A B E B C# Amedium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 3 x x3 2 4 1 – –B C# A A x xhard
5 4 7 7 0 02 1 3 4 – –A C# A C# B Emedium
7 0 7 7 5 02 – 3 4 1 –B A A C# E Emedium
7 0 7 7 0 01 – 2 3 – –B A A C# B Eeasy
9 0 9 10 0 91 – 2 4 – 3C# A B E B C#medium

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE 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 Aadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
34C#
57E
914B

More A chords

Other roots

See Aadd9 in another tuning

What notes make up the Aadd9 chord?

Aadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, B.

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.