Fadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fadd9

Add 9

Notes:F · A · C · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. 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 Fadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

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

See Fadd9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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 Fadd9 chord?

Fadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, G.

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.