Gadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gadd9

Add 9

Notes:G · B · D · A

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Fingerings (16)

Gadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Gadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
3	4	B
5	7	D
9	14	A

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Gadd9 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Gadd9 chord?

Gadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes G, B, 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.