Cadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

Root

Type

Tuning

Cadd9

Add 9

Notes:C · E · G · D

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 1 3 2	– 3 – 1 4 2	x C D G C E	medium
x 3 2 6 5 2	– 2 1 4 3 1	x C E C D E	hard · barre on fret 2
5 5 5 6 7 5	1 1 1 2 3 1	G D G C E G	medium · barre on fret 5
x x x 6 7 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x C E D	easy
10 7 10 8 7 0	3 1 4 2 1 –	C E C D E D	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 10 10 10 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	C G C E G D	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 2 1 3 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x C E G C D	medium
x 3 2 6 5 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x C E C D x	hard
5 7 5 6 5 5	1 3 1 2 1 1	G E G C D G	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 6 10 0	3 2 – 1 4 –	C E D C G D	hard
10 7 10 10 7 0	2 1 3 4 1 –	C E C E E D	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 10 10 0	1 2 – 3 4 –	C G D E G D	medium
x 3 0 1 5 2	– 3 – 1 4 2	x C D G D E	hard
x 3 2 x 5 5	– 2 1 – 3 4	x C E x D G	hard
0 5 5 6 7 5	– 1 1 2 3 1	D D G C E G	medium · barre on fret 5
10 10 0 6 7 0	3 4 – 1 2 –	C G D C E D	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes C, E, G, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open D 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 Cadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
5	7	G
9	14	D

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Cadd9 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Cadd9 chord?

Cadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes C, E, G, D.

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.