Aadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Aadd9

Add 9

Notes:A · C# · E · B

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Aadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 x 2 2	– 2 1 – 3 4	x A C# x B E	hard
x 2 4 6 4 2	– 1 2 4 3 1	x A E B C# E	hard · barre on fret 2
7 4 4 4 4 7	2 1 1 1 1 3	A B E A C# A	medium · barre on fret 4
7 6 9 6 7 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	A C# A B E x	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 9 8 7 9	– – 3 2 1 4	x x A C# E B	medium
x x 9 8 0 9	– – 2 1 – 3	x x A C# A B	easy
9 9 9 11 0 11	1 1 1 2 – 3	B E A E A C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 11 0 11	– – 1 2 – 3	x x B E A C#	easy
x 2 1 4 2 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A C# A B x	medium
x 2 4 6 4 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x A E B C# x	hard
7 4 4 6 4 7	3 1 1 2 1 4	A B E B C# A	medium · barre on fret 4
7 6 9 6 0 7	2 1 4 1 – 3	A C# A B A A	medium · barre on fret 6
7 9 11 8 7 7	1 3 4 2 1 1	A E B C# E A	hard · barre on fret 7
x x x 8 0 9	– – – 1 – 2	x x x C# A B	easy
9 9 9 11 12 11	1 1 1 2 4 3	B E A E A C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 x 0 11	– – 1 – – 2	x x B x A C#	easy

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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 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.