Cadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Cadd9

Add 9

Notes:C · E · G · D

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cadd9 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.