Cadd9 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

Root

Type

Tuning

Cadd9

Add 9

Notes:C · E · G · D

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cadd9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.