F#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

F#add9

Add 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 1 0 4 1 x	3 1 – 4 2 –	F# A# C# G# A# x	medium
2 x x 4 4 6	1 – – 2 3 4	F# x x G# C# A#	hard
x x 5 4 4 6	– – 3 1 2 4	x x F# G# C# A#	medium
x 9 7 6 9 6	– 3 2 1 4 1	x F# G# A# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 9 9 11 9	– 1 1 1 2 1	x F# A# C# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
2 1 0 4 4 x	2 1 – 3 4 –	F# A# C# G# C# x	medium
2 x x 6 4 4	1 – – 4 2 3	F# x x A# C# G#	hard
x x 5 6 4 4	– – 3 4 1 2	x x F# A# C# G#	medium
x 9 7 6 9 x	– 3 2 1 4 –	x F# G# A# F# x	medium
x 9 9 9 11 x	– 1 1 1 2 –	x F# A# C# G# x	medium · barre on fret 9
2 4 0 4 1 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	F# C# C# G# A# x	medium
2 4 x 4 x 6	1 2 – 3 – 4	F# C# x G# x A#	hard
4 4 5 4 4 6	1 1 2 1 1 3	G# C# F# G# C# A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 6 x x	– 3 2 1 – –	x F# G# A# x x	medium
x 9 9 x 11 9	– 1 2 – 4 3	x F# A# x G# C#	hard
2 1 0 4 x x	2 1 – 3 – –	F# A# C# G# x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F#, A#, C#, G#. 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 F#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More F# chords

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

Other roots

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

See F#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 F#add9 chord?

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

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.