F#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

F#add9

Add 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 4 3 1 x	3 1 4 2 1 –	F# G# F# A# C# x	medium · barre on fret 1
4 3 6 3 6 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	F# A# G# A# F# x	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 4 6 8 8	– – 1 2 3 4	x x F# C# G# A#	hard
6 6 6 6 6 8	1 1 1 1 1 2	G# C# G# C# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 8 11	– 2 1 3 1 4	x F# A# F# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
4 1 4 3 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	F# G# F# A# x x	medium
4 3 6 3 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	F# A# G# A# x x	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 x 8 8	1 2 1 – 3 4	F# C# F# x G# A#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 6 8 6 6 6	1 1 2 1 1 1	G# C# A# C# F# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 8 8	– 2 1 3 1 1	x F# A# F# G# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
4 3 4 1 x x	3 2 4 1 – –	F# A# F# G# x x	medium
4 3 6 6 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	F# A# G# C# x x	medium
4 x 8 6 8 x	1 – 3 2 4 –	F# x A# C# G# x	hard
6 6 8 6 6 8	1 1 2 1 1 3	G# C# A# C# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 8 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x F# A# F# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
4 1 x 3 1 x	4 1 – 3 2 –	F# G# x A# C# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F#, A#, C#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – G Modal 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 F#add9 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#F#m F#7 F#°F#+F#9 F#maj7 F#m7 F#7♯5 F#7♭5 F#6 F#m6 F#m7♭5 F#°7 F#sus2 F#sus4 F#maj9 F#m9 F#5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See F#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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D G Modal D-G-D-G-C-D

What notes make up the F#add9 chord?

F#add9 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.