Aadd9 chord on 7-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○○1111AEBEAC#E
Aadd9
Add 9
Notes:A · C# · E · B
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 2 2 2 2 0– – 1 1 1 1 –A E B E A C# Eeasy · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 2 2 2 5– 2 1 1 1 1 3x A B E A C# Amedium · barre on fret 2
0 0 4 7 4 0 0– – 1 2 1 – –A E C# A B B Emedium · barre on fret 4
0 0 0 7 6 5 7– – – 3 2 1 4A E A A C# E Bmedium
0 0 7 7 6 0 7– – 2 3 1 – 4A E E A C# B Bmedium
0 7 7 7 9 0 9– 1 1 1 2 – 3A B E A E B C#medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 0 9 9 0 9– 1 – 2 3 – 4A C# A B E B C#medium
0 0 12 11 x 12 12– – 2 1 – 3 4A E A C# x B Ehard
0 0 2 2 2 2 x– – 1 1 1 1 –A E B E A C# xeasy · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 2 4 2 5– 3 1 1 2 1 4x A B E B C# Amedium · barre on fret 2
0 0 4 7 4 0 5– – 1 3 1 – 2A E C# A B B Amedium · barre on fret 4
0 0 7 7 6 0 5– – 3 4 2 – 1A E E A C# B Amedium
0 7 7 7 6 0 0– 2 3 4 1 – –A B E A C# B Emedium
0 7 7 7 9 10 9– 1 1 1 2 4 3A B E A E A C#medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 0 9 9 0 9– 1 – 2 3 – 4x C# A B E B C#medium
0 12 0 11 x 12 12– 2 – 1 – 3 4A E A C# x B Ehard

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Drop A 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
34C#
57E
914B

More A chords

Other roots

See Aadd9 in another tuning

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.