Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm
in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning
Aadd9
Add 9
Notes:A · C# · E · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Aadd9 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 2 4 3 2 | – 1 1 3 2 1 | x A E B C# E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 7 4 3 7 | – – 3 2 1 4 | x x A B C# A | hard | |
| 7 4 7 6 x x | 3 1 4 2 – – | A B A C# x x | medium | |
| 7 6 7 6 6 9 | 2 1 3 1 1 4 | A C# A C# E B | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 7 x 9 9 x 11 | 1 – 2 3 – 4 | A x B E x C# | hard | |
| 9 9 9 9 11 11 | 1 1 1 1 2 3 | B E B E A C# | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 2 2 4 3 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x A E B C# x | medium | |
| x x 7 4 3 x | – – 3 2 1 – | x x A B C# x | hard | |
| 7 6 7 4 x x | 3 2 4 1 – – | A C# A B x x | medium | |
| 7 6 9 6 6 7 | 2 1 4 1 1 3 | A C# B C# E A | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 7 x 11 9 x 9 | 1 – 4 2 – 3 | A x C# E x B | hard | |
| 9 9 11 9 11 9 | 1 1 2 1 3 1 | B E C# E A B | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 2 x 4 3 2 | – 1 – 4 3 2 | x A x B C# E | hard | |
| 7 x 7 4 3 x | 3 – 4 2 1 – | A x A B C# x | hard | |
| 7 4 x 6 6 x | 4 1 – 2 3 – | A B x C# E x | hard | |
| 7 6 9 6 6 9 | 2 1 3 1 1 4 | A C# B C# E B | medium · barre on fret 6 |
The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Gm 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
Other roots
See Aadd9 in another tuning
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.