Gadd9 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

Gadd9

Add 9

Notes:G · B · D · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 3 1 0 3	2 – 3 1 – 4	G B G A B G	medium
3 3 3 3 3 5	1 1 1 1 1 2	G D G B D A	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 6 0 5	– 4 1 3 – 2	x G A D B A	medium
x 8 7 6 10 x	– 3 2 1 4 –	x G B D A x	hard
x 8 7 11 10 7	– 2 1 4 3 1	x G B G A B	hard · barre on fret 7
10 10 10 11 12 10	1 1 1 2 3 1	D A D G B D	medium · barre on fret 10
3 0 3 1 0 x	2 – 3 1 – –	G B G A B x	medium
3 3 5 3 3 3	1 1 2 1 1 1	G D A B D G	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 6 0 7	– 4 1 2 – 3	x G A D B B	medium
x 8 x 6 10 7	– 3 – 1 4 2	x G x D A B	hard
x 8 7 11 10 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x G B G A x	hard
10 12 10 11 10 10	1 3 1 2 1 1	D B D G A D	medium · barre on fret 10
3 3 3 3 0 5	1 1 1 1 – 2	G D G B B A	medium · barre on fret 3
3 3 5 3 3 5	1 1 2 1 1 3	G D A B D A	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 7 6 0 5	– 4 3 2 – 1	x G B D B A	medium
x 10 7 6 8 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x A B D G x	hard

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 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 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 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 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.