C#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#add9

Add 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · D#

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 0 3 0	– 2 1 – 3 –	x C# F G# D# F	easy
x 3 2 x 3 3	– 2 1 – 3 4	x C# F x D# G#	hard
x 3 5 7 5 3	– 1 2 4 3 1	x C# G# D# F G#	hard · barre on fret 3
8 5 5 5 5 8	2 1 1 1 1 3	C# D# G# C# F C#	medium · barre on fret 5
8 7 0 0 8 8	2 1 – – 3 4	C# F D# G# G# C#	medium
8 10 0 9 8 0	1 4 – 3 2 –	C# G# D# F G# F	medium
x x 10 9 x 10	– – 2 1 – 3	x x C# F x D#	easy
10 10 10 0 x 0	1 1 1 – – –	D# G# C# G# x F	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 0 0 1 0	– 2 – – 1 –	x C# D# G# C# F	medium
x 3 2 5 3 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x C# F C# D# x	medium
x 3 5 7 5 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C# G# D# F x	hard
8 5 5 7 5 8	3 1 1 2 1 4	C# D# G# D# F C#	medium · barre on fret 5
8 7 0 7 8 0	3 1 – 2 4 –	C# F D# D# G# F	medium
8 10 0 9 8 x	1 4 – 3 2 –	C# G# D# F G# x	medium
10 10 10 9 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	D# G# C# F x x	medium
0 10 10 0 x 10	– 1 2 – – 3	F G# C# G# x D#	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, D#. 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 C#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Cadd9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See C#add9 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 C#add9 chord?

C#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes C#, F, 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.