Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)
in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning
Aadd9
Add 9
Notes:A · C# · E · B
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Fingerings (16)
Aadd9 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 2 4 0 4 | – 1 2 3 – 4 | x A E C# E B | medium | |
| x 2 2 2 5 6 | – 1 1 1 2 3 | x A E B A C# | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 7 4 5 4 | – – 3 1 2 1 | x x A C# A B | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 9 6 9 0 5 x | 3 2 4 – 1 – | A C# B A A x | hard | |
| x x 7 7 7 6 | – – 2 3 4 1 | x x A E B C# | medium | |
| 9 x 9 7 9 x | 2 – 3 1 4 – | A x B E C# x | hard | |
| 9 9 9 0 9 x | 1 2 3 – 4 – | A E B A C# x | medium | |
| 11 x 11 12 12 x | 1 – 2 3 4 – | B x C# A E x | hard | |
| x 2 2 2 0 6 | – 1 1 1 – 2 | x A E B E C# | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 2 2 4 x 4 | – 1 2 3 – 4 | x A E C# x B | hard | |
| x x 7 4 7 4 | – – 2 1 3 1 | x x A C# B B | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x x 9 0 5 6 | – – 3 – 1 2 | x x B A A C# | hard | |
| x x 7 0 7 6 | – – 2 – 3 1 | x x A A B C# | easy | |
| 9 9 11 0 7 x | 2 3 4 – 1 – | A E C# A B x | hard | |
| x x 9 0 9 9 | – – 1 – 2 3 | x x B A C# E | easy | |
| 11 x 11 0 0 x | 1 – 2 – – – | B x C# A E x | easy |
The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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
Other roots
See Aadd9 in another tuning
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.