Badd9 chord on 8-String Guitar

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

✕○○✕2314BF#C#D#BB
Badd9
Add 9
Notes:B · D# · F# · C#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBD#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 4 1 4 0 x– – 2 3 1 4 – –x B F# C# D# B B xmedium
x x x 2 4 6 4 2– – – 1 2 4 3 1x x x B F# C# D# F#hard · barre on fret 2
5 0 7 4 4 4 4 72 – 3 1 1 1 1 4B B B C# F# B D# Bmedium · barre on fret 4
5 7 9 6 x x x x1 3 4 2 – – – –B F# C# D# x x x xhard
x 0 7 6 9 6 7 x– – 2 1 4 1 3 –x B B D# B C# F# xmedium · barre on fret 6
x 0 7 9 11 8 7 7– – 1 3 4 2 1 1x B B F# C# D# F# Bhard · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 9 9 8 0 x– – 2 3 4 1 – –x B C# F# B D# B xmedium
9 0 9 9 9 x x x1 – 2 3 4 – – –D# B C# F# B x x xmedium
x x x x 11 11 0 11– – – – 1 2 – 3x x x x C# F# B D#easy
x 0 2 2 4 6 4 2– – 1 1 2 4 3 1x B F# B F# C# D# F#hard · barre on fret 2
5 2 2 2 x 4 4 x4 1 1 1 – 2 3 –B C# F# B x B D# xhard · barre on fret 2
5 4 7 4 4 4 0 72 1 3 1 1 1 – 4B D# B C# F# B B Bmedium · barre on fret 4
5 0 7 6 x 6 0 x1 – 4 2 – 3 – –B B B D# x C# B xhard
x 0 9 6 9 6 7 x– – 3 1 4 1 2 –x B C# D# B C# F# xmedium · barre on fret 6
x x x x 9 8 7 9– – – – 3 2 1 4x x x x B D# F# C#medium
x 0 9 9 9 8 x x– – 2 3 4 1 – –x B C# F# B D# x xmedium

The Badd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, C#. 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 Badd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
34D#
57F#
914C#

More B chords

Other roots

See Badd9 in another tuning

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.