Fadd9 chord on guitar

Fadd9 is the F added 9 chord. Its notes are F, A, C and G. A major triad plus the ninth, without a seventh. Let the upper notes ring.

How to play Fadd9

Barre chord

fret 8, A shape

x-8-10-12-10-8

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 Fadd9

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9
Also written: Fadd9, Fadd2
Chord type: Added 9

Fadd9 notes across the neck

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

Related chords

Other F chords

F Fm F7 Fmaj7 Fm7 F5 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 F6 Fm6 Faug Fdim Fdim7 Fm7♭5 F9 Fmaj9 Fm9 Fmmaj7 F7♭5 F7♯5 F7♭9 F7♯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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