C#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

C#add9

Add 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · D#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 2 1 4 1	– 3 2 1 4 1	x C# D# F C# F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 4 4 6 4	– 1 1 1 2 1	x C# F G# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 0 9 8 9	– 1 – 3 2 4	x D# C# C# F C#	medium
9 8 7 11 x x	3 2 1 4 – –	C# F G# D# x x	hard
x 8 0 9 11 11	– 1 – 2 3 4	x F C# C# G# D#	medium
x 4 2 1 4 x	– 3 2 1 4 –	x C# D# F C# x	medium
x 4 4 4 6 x	– 1 1 1 2 –	x C# F G# D# x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 8 0 9 6 9	– 2 – 3 1 4	x F C# C# D# C#	medium
9 x 7 11 8 x	3 – 1 4 2 –	C# x G# D# F x	hard
x 8 0 11 11 9	– 1 – 3 4 2	x F C# D# G# C#	medium
x 4 2 1 x x	– 3 2 1 – –	x C# D# F x x	medium
x 6 0 4 8 4	– 2 – 1 3 1	x D# C# G# F G#	hard · barre on fret 4
9 6 0 9 8 x	3 1 – 4 2 –	C# D# C# C# F x	medium
9 x 7 x 8 11	3 – 1 – 2 4	C# x G# x F D#	hard
x 8 0 11 11 11	– 1 – 2 3 4	x F C# D# G# D#	medium
x 4 2 1 x 4	– 3 2 1 – 4	x C# D# F x G#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 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 C#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Cadd9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See C#add9 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the C#add9 chord?

C#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes C#, F, 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.