Badd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Badd9

Add 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · C#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Badd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Badd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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 Badd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

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

See Badd9 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 Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Badd9 chord?

Badd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#.

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.