Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

✕○22131AAEBC#
Aadd9
Add 9
Notes:A · C# · E · B
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 5 0 2 5 2– 2 – 1 3 1x A A E B C#medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 2 3 2– 3 1 1 2 1x A B E A C#medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 7 3 x– 3 2 4 1 –x B C# A A xhard
x 5 4 x 5 5– 2 1 – 3 4x A C# x B Ehard
x 5 7 7 7 0– 1 2 3 4 –x A E A C# Bmedium
x 7 0 7 7 0– 1 – 2 3 –x B A A C# Beasy
10 9 0 9 10 03 1 – 2 4 –A C# A B E Bmedium
10 12 12 11 10 01 3 4 2 1 –A E A C# E Bmedium · barre on fret 10
12 12 0 11 x x2 3 – 1 – –B E A C# x xeasy
0 0 0 2 3 2– – – 1 2 1B E A E A C#easy · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 2 5 2– 2 1 1 3 1x A B E B C#medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 5– 4 2 – 1 3x B C# x A Ehard
x 5 4 7 5 0– 2 1 4 3 –x A C# A B Bmedium
x 7 0 7 7 5– 2 – 3 4 1x B A A C# Emedium
x 7 0 7 7 x– 1 – 2 3 –x B A A C# xeasy
x 9 0 9 10 10– 1 – 2 3 4x C# A B E Amedium

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
34C#
57E
914B

More A chords

Other roots

See Aadd9 in another tuning

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.