Fadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fadd9

Add 9

Notes:F · A · C · G

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. 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 Fadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

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

See Fadd9 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 Fadd9 chord?

Fadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, G.

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.