Gadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Gadd9

Add 9

Notes:G · B · D · A

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, A. 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 Gadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
3	4	B
5	7	D
9	14	A

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Gadd9 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 Gadd9 chord?

Gadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes G, B, D, A.

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.