Gadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Nashville (High Strung)

in Nashville (High Strung) (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as High Strung

Root

Type

Tuning

Gadd9

Add 9

Notes:G · B · D · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 0 2 0 3	2 – – 1 – 3	G A D A B G	easy
3 2 5 2 3 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	G B G A D x	medium · barre on fret 2
3 5 7 4 3 3	1 3 4 2 1 1	G D A B D G	hard · barre on fret 3
x x 5 4 x 5	– – 2 1 – 3	x x G B x A	easy
5 5 5 0 0 x	1 1 1 – – –	A D G G B x	easy · barre on fret 5
x x 7 7 8 7	– – 1 1 2 1	x x A D G B	easy · barre on fret 7
x 12 9 0 8 10	– 4 2 – 1 3	x A B G G D	hard
x 10 9 0 10 10	– 2 1 – 3 4	x G B G A D	medium
x 12 12 0 12 10	– 2 3 – 4 1	x A D G B D	medium
x 12 12 0 12 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x A D G B x	easy
3 0 0 2 0 x	2 – – 1 – –	G A D A B x	easy
3 2 5 2 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	G B G A x x	medium · barre on fret 2
3 5 7 4 3 x	1 3 4 2 1 –	G D A B D x	hard · barre on fret 3
5 0 5 4 0 5	2 – 3 1 – 4	A A G B B A	medium
5 5 5 0 0 5	1 2 3 – – 4	A D G G B A	medium
x 10 7 7 8 7	– 3 1 1 2 1	x G A D G B	medium · barre on fret 7

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 – Nashville (High Strung) 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Nashville (High Strung) E-A-D-G-B-E

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.