G#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#add9

Add 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 3 1 1	– 1 1 2 1 1	x G# D# A# C D#	medium · barre on fret 1
3 5 6 3 4 x	1 3 4 1 2 –	D# C G# A# D# x	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 6 5 4 8	– – 3 2 1 4	x x G# C D# A#	hard
8 5 8 5 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	G# C A# C x x	medium · barre on fret 5
0 8 6 8 x 8	– 2 1 3 – 4	C D# G# D# x A#	hard
8 8 8 8 9 10	1 1 1 1 2 3	G# D# A# D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 8
10 x 10 x 9 10	2 – 3 – 1 4	A# x C x G# C	hard
x 1 1 3 1 x	– 1 1 2 1 –	x G# D# A# C x	medium · barre on fret 1
3 5 6 3 x x	1 2 3 1 – –	D# C G# A# x x	medium · barre on fret 3
8 x 8 5 4 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	G# x A# C D# x	hard
8 5 8 8 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G# C A# D# x x	medium
0 8 8 8 x 6	– 2 3 4 – 1	C D# A# D# x G#	hard
8 8 10 8 9 8	1 1 3 1 2 1	G# D# C D# G# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 x 10 x 9 x	2 – 3 – 1 –	A# x C x G# x	easy
0 1 1 3 1 1	– 1 1 2 1 1	C G# D# A# C D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 3 6 5 4 x	– 1 4 3 2 –	x A# G# C D# x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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 G#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
9	14	A#

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See G#add9 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G#add9 chord?

G#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes G#, C, 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.