Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)

in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine

Root

Type

Tuning

Aadd9

Add 9

Notes:A · C# · E · B

hardfret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Aadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
7 6 7 3 0 x	3 2 4 1 – –	A C# A A B x	hard
x 2 2 5 2 2	– 1 1 2 1 1	x A E B C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 7 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	A B A C# B x	medium
7 6 7 5 0 x	3 2 4 1 – –	A C# A B B x	medium
7 6 7 7 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	A C# A C# B x	medium
7 9 7 7 0 9	1 2 1 1 – 3	A E A C# B B	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 10 10 11	1 1 1 2 3 4	B E B E A C#	medium · barre on fret 9
7 6 x 3 0 7	3 2 – 1 – 4	A C# x A B A	hard
x 2 2 5 2 x	– 1 1 2 1 –	x A E B C# x	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 7 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	A B A C# x x	medium
7 6 7 5 x x	3 2 4 1 – –	A C# A B x x	medium
7 6 x 7 0 7	2 1 – 3 – 4	A C# x C# B A	hard
7 9 9 7 0 9	1 2 3 1 – 4	A E B C# B B	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 11 10 10 9	1 1 4 2 3 1	B E C# E A B	medium · barre on fret 9
2 6 2 3 0 x	1 3 1 2 – –	E C# E A B x	hard · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 3 2 2	1 3 1 2 1 1	E B E A C# E	medium · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
5	7	E
9	14	B

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

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

See Aadd9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Wahine (G) D-G-D-F#-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.