G#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#add9

Add 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · A#

easybarre on fret 3

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Fingerings (16)

G#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 3 3 0 x	1 1 1 1 – –	G# C D# A# C x	easy · barre on fret 3
3 3 3 3 3 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	G# C D# A# D# x	easy · barre on fret 3
5 6 0 5 0 4	2 4 – 3 – 1	A# D# C C C G#	medium
x x 8 5 8 6	– – 3 1 4 2	x x G# C G# A#	medium
x x 8 8 0 6	– – 2 3 – 1	x x G# D# C A#	medium
7 11 0 8 10 x	1 4 – 2 3 –	C G# C D# A# x	hard
x x 8 8 10 8	– – 1 1 2 1	x x G# D# A# C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 0 11	– 2 1 – – 3	x G# A# x C D#	easy
3 3 3 3 0 4	1 1 1 1 – 2	G# C D# A# C G#	easy · barre on fret 3
3 3 3 3 3 4	1 1 1 1 1 2	G# C D# A# D# G#	easy · barre on fret 3
5 x 0 5 0 4	2 – – 3 – 1	A# x C C C G#	easy
x x 8 5 0 6	– – 3 1 – 2	x x G# C C A#	medium
x x 8 x 0 6	– – 2 – – 1	x x G# x C A#	hard
7 11 10 8 0 x	1 4 3 2 – –	C G# A# D# C x	hard
x 11 8 8 10 8	– 3 1 1 2 1	x G# G# D# A# C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 12 11	– 2 1 – 4 3	x G# A# x C D#	hard

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 – 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 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 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 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.