Gadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Gadd9

Add 9

Notes:G · B · D · A

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, A. 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 Gadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See Gadd9 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 Gadd9 chord?

Gadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes G, B, 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.