Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Aadd9

Add 9

Notes:A · C# · E · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Aadd9 shapes as text

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

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-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.