Fadd9 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

Fadd9

Add 9

Notes:F · A · C · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 3 3 1 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	F G F A C x	medium
3 2 5 3 x x	2 1 4 3 – –	F A G A x x	medium
3 5 3 3 6 5	1 2 1 1 4 3	F C F A F G	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 6 6 7	1 1 1 2 3 4	G C G C F A	medium · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 6 8 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x F A C G x	hard
x 10 7 11 8 7	– 3 1 4 2 1	x F A F G A	hard · barre on fret 7
10 12 10 11 10 10	1 3 1 2 1 1	C G C F A C	medium · barre on fret 10
3 0 3 3 x x	1 – 2 3 – –	F G F A x x	easy
3 2 5 6 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	F A G C x x	hard
3 5 5 3 6 3	1 2 3 1 4 1	F C G A F F	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 7 6 6 5	1 1 4 2 3 1	G C A C F G	medium · barre on fret 5
x 0 7 6 6 7	– – 3 1 2 4	x G A C F A	medium
x 10 7 11 8 x	– 3 1 4 2 –	x F A F G x	hard
x 0 10 11 10 10	– – 1 2 1 1	x G C F A C	easy · barre on fret 10
3 0 3 3 x 3	1 – 2 3 – 4	F G F A x F	hard
3 2 5 x x x	2 1 3 – – –	F A G x x x	medium

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 – 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 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#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 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.