Cadd9 chord on guitar

Cadd9 is the C added 9 chord. Its notes are C, E, G and D. A major triad plus the ninth, without a seventh. Let the upper notes ring.

How to play Cadd9

Open shape

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Open alternative

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Barre chord

fret 3, 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 Cadd9

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9
Also written: Cadd9, Cadd2
Chord type: Added 9

Cadd9 notes across the neck

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

Related chords

Other C chords

C Cm C7 Cmaj7 Cm7 C5 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 C6 Cm6 Caug Cdim Cdim7 Cm7♭5 C9 Cmaj9 Cm9 Cmmaj7 C7♭5 C7♯5 C7♭9 C7♯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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