Fadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fadd9

Add 9

Notes:F · A · C · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 3 1 2	1 1 1 3 1 2	C G C A C F	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 3 6 4	– – 3 1 4 2	x x F A F G	medium
6 6 6 6 8 6	1 1 1 1 2 1	F C F C G A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 10 x	– 3 1 4 2 –	x F G F A x	medium
1 3 1 1 1 2	1 3 1 1 1 2	C A C G C F	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 3 x 4	3 1 4 1 – 2	F A F A x G	hard · barre on fret 3
6 6 8 6 6 6	1 1 2 1 1 1	F C G C F A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 10 11 8 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x F A F G x	medium
x 1 1 3 1 2	– 1 1 3 1 2	x G C A C F	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 3 x 4	– – 3 1 – 2	x x F A x G	hard
6 6 8 6 8 6	1 1 2 1 3 1	F C G C G A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 10 9	– 4 1 – 3 2	x F G x A C	hard
x 3 1 1 1 2	– 3 1 1 1 2	x A C G C F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 3 6 3 6 4	– 1 3 1 4 2	x A F A F G	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 6 6 8 6	– – 1 1 2 1	x x F C G A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 10 x 8 9	– 4 3 – 1 2	x F A x G C	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. 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 Fadd9 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 Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

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

See Fadd9 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 Fadd9 chord?

Fadd9 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.