Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Aadd9

Add 9

Notes:A · C# · E · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Aadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 4 2 x	– 3 1 4 2 –	x A C# A B x	medium
x 4 4 4 4 6	– 1 1 1 1 2	x A E A C# B	medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 9 6 0 8	3 1 4 1 – 2	A B A B A C#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 x 11 8 7 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	A x B C# E x	hard
9 8 11 8 0 11	2 1 3 1 – 4	A C# B C# A E	medium · barre on fret 8
x 4 1 x 2 4	– 3 1 – 2 4	x A C# x B A	hard
x 4 4 6 4 4	– 1 1 2 1 1	x A E B C# A	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 6 7 8	– – 4 1 2 3	x x A B E C#	medium
9 8 11 x 7 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	A C# B x E x	hard
9 8 11 8 12 8	2 1 3 1 4 1	A C# B C# A C#	hard · barre on fret 8
x 4 1 x 2 x	– 3 1 – 2 –	x A C# x B x	hard
x 4 4 6 4 6	– 1 1 2 1 3	x A E B C# B	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 8 7 6	– – 4 3 2 1	x x A C# E B	medium
9 x 11 x 7 8	3 – 4 – 1 2	A x B x E C#	hard
9 8 11 8 0 x	2 1 3 1 – –	A C# B C# A x	medium · barre on fret 8
1 4 1 4 2 x	1 3 1 4 2 –	C# A C# A B x	medium · barre on fret 1

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
5	7	E
9	14	B

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 A#add9 Badd9

See Aadd9 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.