Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Aadd9

Add 9

Notes:A · C# · E · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Aadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 2 1	– 3 – 4 2 1	x A B A C# E	medium
x 3 2 5 2 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x A C# B C# x	medium · barre on fret 2
5 5 5 7 5 6	1 1 1 3 1 2	E B E C# E A	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 10 0 6	3 2 – 4 – 1	A C# B E B A	hard
10 7 10 7 0 8	3 1 4 1 – 2	A C# A C# B B	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 10 0 10	1 2 – 3 – 4	A E B E B C#	medium
x 3 2 3 0 1	– 3 2 4 – 1	x A C# A B E	medium
x 3 2 5 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A C# B E x	medium
5 7 5 5 5 6	1 3 1 1 1 2	E C# E B E A	medium · barre on fret 5
10 10 0 7 0 6	3 4 – 2 – 1	A E B C# B A	hard
10 7 10 7 0 10	2 1 3 1 – 4	A C# A C# B C#	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 10 10 12 10	1 1 1 1 2 1	A E A E B C#	medium · barre on fret 10
x 3 0 3 2 x	– 2 – 3 1 –	x A B A C# x	easy
x 3 5 5 2 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x A E B C# x	medium
0 5 5 7 5 6	– 1 1 3 1 2	B B E C# E A	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 7 0 6	4 2 – 3 – 1	A C# B C# B A	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open B 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

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

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

See Aadd9 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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.