A#add9 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

A#add9

Add 9

Notes:A# · D · F · C

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 0 3 0	– 2 1 – 3 –	x A# D F C D	easy
x 3 2 x 3 3	– 2 1 – 3 4	x A# D x C F	hard
x 3 5 7 5 3	– 1 2 4 3 1	x A# F C D F	hard · barre on fret 3
8 5 5 5 5 8	2 1 1 1 1 3	A# C F A# D A#	medium · barre on fret 5
8 7 0 0 8 8	2 1 – – 3 4	A# D C F F A#	medium
8 10 0 9 8 0	1 4 – 3 2 –	A# F C D F D	medium
x x 10 9 x 10	– – 2 1 – 3	x x A# D x C	easy
10 10 10 0 x 0	1 1 1 – – –	C F A# F x D	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 0 0 1 0	– 2 – – 1 –	x A# C F A# D	medium
x 3 2 5 3 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A# D A# C x	medium
x 3 5 7 5 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x A# F C D x	hard
8 5 5 7 5 8	3 1 1 2 1 4	A# C F C D A#	medium · barre on fret 5
8 7 0 7 8 0	3 1 – 2 4 –	A# D C C F D	medium
8 10 0 9 8 x	1 4 – 3 2 –	A# F C D F x	medium
10 10 10 9 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	C F A# D x x	medium
0 10 10 0 x 10	– 1 2 – – 3	D F A# F x C	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A#, D, F, C. 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 A#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More A# chords

A#A#m A#7 A#°A#+A#9 A#maj7 A#m7 A#7♯5 A#7♭5 A#6 A#m6 A#m7♭5 A#°7 A#sus2 A#sus4 A#maj9 A#m9 A#5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 Badd9

See A#add9 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 A#add9 chord?

A#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes A#, D, F, C.

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.