Badd9 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

Badd9

Add 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · C#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Badd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 1 2 1	– 3 1 1 2 1	x B C# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 6 2 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C# D# B B x	hard
x 4 3 x 4 4	– 2 1 – 3 4	x B D# x C# F#	hard
x 4 6 8 6 4	– 1 2 4 3 1	x B F# C# D# F#	hard · barre on fret 4
9 6 6 6 6 9	2 1 1 1 1 3	B C# F# B D# B	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 11 8 9 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	B D# B C# F# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 11 10 9 11	– – 3 2 1 4	x x B D# F# C#	medium
x x 11 10 x 11	– – 2 1 – 3	x x B D# x C#	easy
x 4 1 1 4 1	– 2 1 1 3 1	x B C# F# C# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 x 2 4	– 4 2 – 1 3	x C# D# x B F#	hard
x 4 3 6 4 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x B D# B C# x	medium
x 4 6 8 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x B F# C# D# x	hard
9 6 6 8 6 9	3 1 1 2 1 4	B C# F# C# D# B	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 11 8 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	B D# B C# x x	medium · barre on fret 8
9 x x 10 9 11	1 – – 3 2 4	B x x D# F# C#	hard
11 11 11 10 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	C# F# B D# x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Badd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes B, 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 Badd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

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

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

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

See Badd9 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 Badd9 chord?

Badd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes B, 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.