Cadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cadd9

Add 9

Notes:C · E · G · D

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cadd9 shapes as text

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

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 – Orkney 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.