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Aadd9 Chord on Guitar

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Aadd9 is an add9 chord: a major chord with the ninth added on top, brighter and more open than plain major. The open shape uses 3 fingers on 5 strings.

How to play Aadd9, finger by finger

  1. Put your index finger on string 4 at the 2nd fret.
  2. Put your middle finger on string 2 at the 2nd fret.
  3. Put your ring finger on string 3 at the 4th fret.
  4. Strum from string 5 down to string 1, and don't play string 6.

More ways to play Aadd9

2fr4132
Open, fret 2 from fret 2
2fr4312
Open, fret 2 from fret 2
2fr4213
Open, fret 2 from fret 2
4fr3142
Open, fret 4 from fret 4
5fr3214
Movable, fret 5 from fret 5
6fr213
Movable, fret 6 from fret 6
9fr412
Barre, fret 9 from fret 9
11fr2143
Movable, fret 11 from fret 11

Notes in Aadd9

NoteIntervalRole
A1root
C♯3major third
E5fifth
B9ninth

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 9

Questions about Aadd9

What notes are in Aadd9?

A, C♯, E and B. Those are the 1, 3, 5, 9 of the chord, counted from A.

Which strings do I strum for Aadd9?

Start on string 5 and strum down to string 1.

Often played with Aadd9

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