Badd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

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

✕✕3142BC#BD#
Badd9
Add 9
Notes:B · D# · F# · C#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBD#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 1 4 3 x– 3 1 4 2 –x B C# B D# xmedium
x 4 x 6 3 2– 3 – 4 2 1x B x C# D# F#hard
x 4 3 6 3 x– 2 1 3 1 –x B D# C# D# xmedium · barre on fret 3
6 6 6 8 6 71 1 1 3 1 2F# C# F# D# F# Bmedium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 11 9– – 3 1 4 2x x B D# B C#medium
x 4 3 4 1 x– 3 2 4 1 –x B D# B C# xmedium
x 4 3 6 x 2– 3 2 4 – 1x B D# C# x F#hard
x 4 3 6 6 x– 2 1 3 4 –x B D# C# F# xmedium
6 8 6 6 6 71 3 1 1 1 2F# D# F# C# F# Bmedium · barre on fret 6
11 8 11 8 x 93 1 4 1 – 2B D# B D# x C#hard · barre on fret 8
x 4 1 x 3 2– 4 1 – 3 2x B C# x D# F#hard
x 6 x 4 3 2– 4 – 3 2 1x C# x B D# F#hard
x 4 6 6 3 x– 2 3 4 1 –x B F# C# D# xmedium
x 6 6 8 6 7– 1 1 3 1 2x C# F# D# F# Bmedium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 x 9– – 3 1 – 2x x B D# x C#hard
x 4 3 x 1 2– 4 3 – 1 2x B D# x C# F#hard

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
34D#
57F#
914C#

More B chords

Other roots

See Badd9 in another tuning

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.