Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Aadd9

Add 9

Notes:A · C# · E · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Aadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
5	7	E
9	14	B

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

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

See Aadd9 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

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.