Badd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

in Plus 1 (F) (F-A#-D#-G#-C-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Badd9

Add 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Badd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 3 1 1	– 1 – 4 2 3	x B D# B C# F#	medium
6 3 3 3 3 6	2 1 1 1 1 3	B C# F# B D# B	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 0 5 6 x	3 1 – 2 4 –	B D# D# C# F# x	medium
x x 8 7 6 8	– – 3 2 1 4	x x B D# F# C#	medium
x x 8 7 x 8	– – 2 1 – 3	x x B D# x C#	easy
8 8 8 10 11 10	1 1 1 2 4 3	C# F# B F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 10 11 10	– – 1 1 2 1	x x C# F# B D#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 x 1 1	– 1 – – 2 3	x B D# x C# F#	easy
6 3 3 5 3 6	3 1 1 2 1 4	B C# F# C# D# B	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 8 5 6 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	B D# B C# F# x	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 10 7 6 6	1 3 4 2 1 1	B F# C# D# F# B	hard · barre on fret 6
x x 8 7 11 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x B D# B C#	hard
10 8 8 10 11 8	2 1 1 3 4 1	D# F# B F# B C#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 x 10 10 11 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	D# x C# F# B x	hard
x 1 0 3 1 x	– 1 – 3 2 –	x B D# B C# x	medium
6 3 3 3 3 x	2 1 1 1 1 –	B C# F# B D# x	medium · barre on fret 3

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Badd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F) 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 Badd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
9	14	C#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9

See Badd9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F 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

What notes make up the Badd9 chord?

Badd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#.

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.