Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Ostrich

in Ostrich (D-D-D-D-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Aadd9

Add 9

Notes:A · C# · E · B

hardbarre on fret 7

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Aadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
7 7 7 7 9 11	1 1 1 1 2 3	A A A A B C#	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 7 11 9	1 1 1 1 3 2	A A A A C# B	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 9 7 11	1 1 1 2 1 3	A A A B A C#	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 9 9 11	1 1 1 2 3 4	A A A B B C#	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 9 11 7	1 1 1 2 3 1	A A A B C# A	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 9 11 9	1 1 1 2 4 3	A A A B C# B	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 9 11 11	1 1 1 2 3 4	A A A B C# C#	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 11 7 9	1 1 1 3 1 2	A A A C# A B	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 11 9 7	1 1 1 3 2 1	A A A C# B A	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 11 9 9	1 1 1 4 2 3	A A A C# B B	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 11 9 11	1 1 1 3 2 4	A A A C# B C#	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 7 11 11 9	1 1 1 3 4 2	A A A C# C# B	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 9 7 7 11	1 1 2 1 1 3	A A B A A C#	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 9 7 9 11	1 1 2 1 3 4	A A B A B C#	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 9 7 11 7	1 1 2 1 3 1	A A B A C# A	hard · barre on fret 7
7 7 9 7 11 9	1 1 2 1 4 3	A A B A C# B	hard · barre on fret 7

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Ostrich 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

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

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

See Aadd9 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 Ostrich D-D-D-D-D-D

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.