Badd9 chord on guitar

Badd9 is the B added 9 chord. Its notes are B, D♯, F♯ and C♯. A major triad plus the ninth, without a seventh. Let the upper notes ring.

How to play Badd9

Barre chord

fret 2, A shape

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Barre tip: the long bar marked BARRE means one finger presses several strings at once. Lay it flat just behind the fret, press with the bony outer edge rather than the soft middle, and keep your thumb behind the neck. Pick each string one at a time and nudge the finger until none of them buzz.

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in Badd9

B1
D♯3
F♯5
C♯9

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9
Also written: Badd9, Badd2
Chord type: Added 9

Badd9 notes across the neck

Every B, D♯, F♯ and C♯ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, B. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

Related chords

Other B chords

B Bm B7 Bmaj7 Bm7 B5 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 B6 Bm6 Baug Bdim Bdim7 Bm7♭5 B9 Bmaj9 Bm9 Bmmaj7 B7♭5 B7♯5 B7♭9 B7♯9

Other added 9 chords

Cadd9 C♯add9 Dadd9 E♭add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F♯add9 Gadd9 A♭add9 Aadd9 B♭add9 Badd9

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