Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

○○○2321ABEBC#E
Aadd9
Add 9
Notes:A · C# · E · B
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 0 0 3 2 03 – – 2 1 –A B E B C# Emedium
5 2 5 3 2 x3 1 4 2 1 –A C# A B C# xmedium · barre on fret 2
5 5 5 5 0 01 1 1 1 – –A E A C# B Eeasy · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 8 0 9– 4 1 2 – 3x A B E B C#medium
x 10 9 8 0 9– 4 2 1 – 3x A C# E B C#medium
x 10 9 x 0 9– 3 1 – – 2x A C# x B C#easy
5 0 0 5 2 02 – – 3 1 –A B E C# C# Emedium
x x 5 3 2 5– – 3 2 1 4x x A B C# Amedium
5 5 5 5 0 x1 1 1 1 – –A E A C# B xeasy · barre on fret 5
x 10 9 8 0 7– 4 3 2 – 1x A C# E B Bmedium
x 10 9 8 0 0– 3 2 1 – –x A C# E B Emedium
x 10 9 x 0 0– 2 1 – – –x A C# x B Eeasy
5 2 0 3 0 03 1 – 2 – –A C# E B B Emedium
5 2 5 3 x x3 1 4 2 – –A C# A B x xmedium
5 0 0 5 5 51 – – 2 3 4A B E C# E Amedium
x 10 7 8 x 9– 4 1 2 – 3x A B E x C#hard

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open E 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
34C#
57E
914B

More A chords

Other roots

See Aadd9 in another tuning

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.