Cadd9 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

Cadd9

Add 9

Notes:C · E · G · D

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 1 2 1	– 3 1 1 2 1	x C D G C E	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 6 2 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x D E C C x	hard
x 4 3 x 4 4	– 2 1 – 3 4	x C E x D G	hard
x 4 6 8 6 4	– 1 2 4 3 1	x C G D E G	hard · barre on fret 4
9 6 6 6 6 9	2 1 1 1 1 3	C D G C E C	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 11 8 9 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	C E C D G x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 11 10 9 11	– – 3 2 1 4	x x C E G D	medium
x x 11 10 x 11	– – 2 1 – 3	x x C E x D	easy
x 4 1 1 4 1	– 2 1 1 3 1	x C D G D E	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 x 2 4	– 4 2 – 1 3	x D E x C G	hard
x 4 3 6 4 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x C E C D x	medium
x 4 6 8 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C G D E x	hard
9 6 6 8 6 9	3 1 1 2 1 4	C D G D E C	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 11 8 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	C E C D x x	medium · barre on fret 8
9 x x 10 9 11	1 – – 3 2 4	C x x E G D	hard
11 11 11 10 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	D G C E x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes C, E, G, D. 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 Cadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
5	7	G
9	14	D

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

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

See Cadd9 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 Cadd9 chord?

Cadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes C, E, G, D.

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.