Badd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Badd9

Add 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · C#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Badd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
9	14	C#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9

See Badd9 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 E E-B-E-G#-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.