F#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#add9

Add 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · G#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 2 5	– – 1 2 1 3	x F# C# A# C# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 4 2 3	1 1 1 3 1 2	C# G# C# A# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 0 7 4 7 5	– – 3 1 4 2	x F# F# A# F# G#	medium
7 7 7 7 9 7	1 1 1 1 2 1	F# C# F# C# G# A#	medium · barre on fret 7
11 0 9 12 9 10	3 – 1 4 1 2	A# F# G# F# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 x 4 2 5	– – – 2 1 3	x F# x A# C# G#	hard
2 4 2 2 2 3	1 3 1 1 1 2	C# A# C# G# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 4 7 5	– – 3 1 4 2	x x F# A# F# G#	medium
7 7 9 7 7 7	1 1 2 1 1 1	F# C# G# C# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 0 11 10	1 – 2 – 4 3	G# F# G# F# A# C#	medium
x 0 2 4 x 5	– – 1 2 – 3	x F# C# A# x G#	hard
x 2 2 4 2 3	– 1 1 3 1 2	x G# C# A# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 x 5	3 1 4 1 – 2	F# A# F# A# x G#	hard · barre on fret 4
7 7 9 7 9 7	1 1 2 1 3 1	F# C# G# C# G# A#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 11 0 9 10	1 – 4 – 2 3	G# F# A# F# G# C#	medium
x 4 2 0 2 5	– 3 1 – 2 4	x A# C# F# C# G#	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 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 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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#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.