Fadd9 chord on 8-String Guitar – Drop E

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

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Fadd9
Add 9
Notes:F · A · C · G
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 1 0 3 0 x x1 1 1 – 2 – – –F C F A F G x xmedium · barre on fret 1
x x x x 3 2 x 3– – – – 2 1 – 3x x x x F A x Geasy
x 6 3 3 3 x 6 5– 3 1 1 1 – 4 2x F G C F x F Ahard · barre on fret 3
x 6 5 8 5 5 6 5– 2 1 4 1 1 3 1x F A F G C F Amedium · barre on fret 5
x 6 8 0 7 0 6 x– 1 4 – 3 – 2 –x F C A A G F xmedium
x x x 8 7 0 8 8– – – 2 1 – 3 4x x x F A G G Cmedium
x x x 8 10 0 10 8– – – 1 3 – 4 2x x x F C G A Cmedium
x x x 10 10 10 10 x– – – 1 1 1 1 –x x x G C F A xeasy · barre on fret 10
1 1 1 0 x 0 x x1 1 1 – – – – –F C F A x G x xeasy · barre on fret 1
x x x x 3 2 6 3– – – – 2 1 4 3x x x x F A F Ghard
x 6 3 3 3 5 x 5– 4 1 1 1 2 – 3x F G C F C x Ahard · barre on fret 3
x 6 5 8 5 5 8 5– 2 1 3 1 1 4 1x F A F G C G Amedium · barre on fret 5
x 6 8 0 7 0 8 x– 1 3 – 2 – 4 –x F C A A G G xmedium
x x x 8 7 0 8 x– – – 2 1 – 3 –x x x F A G G xeasy
x x x 8 10 0 10 x– – – 1 2 – 3 –x x x F C G A xmedium
x 10 x 10 10 10 x x– 1 – 2 3 4 – –x A x G C F x xhard

The Fadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar – Drop E 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 Fadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
34A
57C
914G

More F chords

Other roots

See Fadd9 in another tuning

What notes make up the Fadd9 chord?

Fadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, G.

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.