Open shape
x02420
Aadd9 chord on guitar
Aadd9 is the A added 9 chord. Its notes are A, C♯, E and B. A major triad plus the ninth, without a seventh. Let the upper notes ring.
How to play Aadd9
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in Aadd9
- A1
- C♯3
- E5
- B9
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 9
- Also written
- Aadd9, Aadd2
- Chord type
- Added 9
Aadd9 notes across the neck
Every A, C♯, E and B on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, A. Build your own shape from any nearby group.
Related chords
Other A chords
Other added 9 chords