A# Add 9 Guitar Chord (A#add9)

A# Add 9 (A#add9) is built from A#, C##, E#, B#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 9M formula measured from the root A#. This entry documents the notes and intervals; no playable fingerings are catalogued yet.

Major
Notes: A# · C## · E# · B#Intervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 9M

Fingerings for A#add9

No playable fingering is catalogued for A#add9 yet. The notes and intervals below still tell you what the chord is made of.

Notes in A#add9

  • A#1P
  • C##3M
  • E#5P
  • B#9M

How to play A#add9

A# Add 9 Guitar Chord (A#add9) 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.

A#add9 FAQ

What notes are in A# Add 9?
A# Add 9 (A#add9) contains A#, C##, E#, B#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 9M above the root A#.
Is A#add9 hard for beginners?
A#add9 is catalogued for reference. Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.