A Add 9 Guitar Chord (Aadd9)
A Add 9 (Aadd9) is built from A, C#, E, B, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 9M formula measured from the root A. This page shows 5 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Fingerings for Aadd9
Notes in Aadd9
- A1P
- C#3M
- E5P
- B9M
How to play Aadd9
A Add 9 Guitar Chord (Aadd9) is bright and resolved, the default sound of Western harmony.
Beginner tip
Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.
Practice idea
Loop it with the IV and V chords of the same key to hear how it functions as the tonic.
Aadd9 FAQ
- What notes are in A Add 9?
- A Add 9 (Aadd9) contains A, C#, E, B. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 9M above the root A.
- How do you play Aadd9 on guitar?
- The most common shape here is "Aadd9": low E muted, A open, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B open, high E at fret 1.
- Is Aadd9 hard for beginners?
- It sits in the major family. Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.