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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#add9

Add 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · A#

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 0 2 0 3	2 – – 1 – 3	G# A# D# A# C G#	easy
3 2 5 2 3 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	G# C G# A# D# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 5 4 3 5	– – 3 2 1 4	x x G# C D# A#	medium
x x 5 4 0 5	– – 2 1 – 3	x x G# C C A#	easy
x x 5 0 0 5	– – 1 – – 2	x x G# G# C A#	easy
x x 7 0 0 7	– – 1 – – 2	x x A# G# C C	easy
x 12 9 0 8 10	– 4 2 – 1 3	x A# C G# G# D#	hard
x 10 9 0 10 10	– 2 1 – 3 4	x G# C G# A# D#	medium
x 12 12 0 12 10	– 2 3 – 4 1	x A# D# G# C D#	medium
x 12 12 0 12 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x A# D# G# C x	easy
3 0 0 2 0 x	2 – – 1 – –	G# A# D# A# C x	easy
3 2 5 2 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	G# C G# A# x x	medium · barre on fret 2
3 5 7 4 3 3	1 3 4 2 1 1	G# D# A# C D# G#	hard · barre on fret 3
x x 5 4 x 5	– – 2 1 – 3	x x G# C x A#	easy
x x 5 7 0 5	– – 1 3 – 2	x x G# D# C A#	medium
x 10 7 7 8 7	– 3 1 1 2 1	x G# A# D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 7

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More G# chords

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

Other roots

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

See G#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 G#add9 chord?

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