Aadd9 chord on 8-String Guitar

in Standard F# (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○○○2111ABEAEAC#E
Aadd9
Add 9
Notes:A · C# · E · B
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 0 0 0 2 2 2 02 – – – 1 1 1 –A B E A E A C# Eeasy · barre on fret 2
3 2 5 2 2 2 2 52 1 3 1 1 1 1 4A C# A B E A C# Amedium · barre on fret 2
3 5 7 4 x x x x1 3 4 2 – – – –A E B C# x x x xhard
x x 5 4 7 4 0 0– – 2 1 3 1 – –x x A C# A B B Emedium · barre on fret 4
x x 5 7 7 6 0 0– – 1 3 4 2 – –x x A E A C# B Emedium
x x 7 0 7 6 0 7– – 2 – 3 1 – 4x x B A A C# B Bmedium
x 10 7 7 7 9 0 9– 4 1 1 1 2 – 3x A B E A E B C#medium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 0 9 9 0 9– – 1 – 2 3 – 4x x C# A B E B C#medium
x 10 12 0 11 x 0 12– 1 3 – 2 – – 4x A E A C# x B Ehard
x 12 12 0 11 x x x– 2 3 – 1 – – –x B E A C# x x xeasy
3 0 0 2 2 2 2 02 – – 1 1 1 1 –A B E B E A C# Eeasy · barre on fret 2
3 2 5 2 2 2 2 x2 1 3 1 1 1 1 –A C# A B E A C# xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 5 x 4 x 4 x x1 4 – 2 – 3 – –A E x C# x B x xhard
x x 5 4 7 4 5 0– – 2 1 4 1 3 –x x A C# A B E Emedium · barre on fret 4
x x 7 0 7 6 5 0– – 3 – 4 2 1 –x x B A A C# E Emedium
x x 7 0 7 6 0 0– – 2 – 3 1 – –x x B A A C# B Eeasy

The Aadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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.