Cadd9 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

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 1 0 4 3 0	– 1 – 3 2 –	x C E C D E	medium
3 3 3 4 5 3	1 1 1 2 3 1	G D G C E G	medium · barre on fret 3
8 5 8 6 5 0	3 1 4 2 1 –	C E C D E E	medium · barre on fret 5
8 8 0 6 8 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	C G E D G E	medium
8 8 8 8 8 10	1 1 1 1 1 2	C G C E G D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 0 4 3 3	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C E C D G	medium
3 5 3 4 3 3	1 3 1 2 1 1	G E G C D G	medium · barre on fret 3
8 5 8 6 5 x	3 1 4 2 1 –	C E C D E x	medium · barre on fret 5
8 8 0 6 8 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	C G E D G x	medium
8 8 10 8 8 8	1 1 2 1 1 1	C G D E G C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 3 4 3 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C G C D E	medium
x 3 3 4 5 3	– 1 1 2 3 1	x D G C E G	medium · barre on fret 3
8 5 0 6 8 0	3 1 – 2 4 –	C E E D G E	medium
x x 8 6 8 0	– – 2 1 3 –	x x C D G E	medium
8 8 10 8 8 10	1 1 2 1 1 3	C G D E G D	medium · barre on fret 8
x x x 4 3 0	– – – 2 1 –	x x x C D E	easy

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 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 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 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 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.