Gadd9 chord on guitar

Gadd9 is the G added 9 chord. Its notes are G, B, D and A. A major triad plus the ninth, without a seventh. Let the upper notes ring.

How to play Gadd9

Barre chord

fret 10, A shape

x-10-12-14-12-10

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 Gadd9

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9
Also written: Gadd9, Gadd2
Chord type: Added 9

Gadd9 notes across the neck

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

Related chords

Other G chords

G Gm G7 Gmaj7 Gm7 G5 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 G6 Gm6 Gaug Gdim Gdim7 Gm7♭5 G9 Gmaj9 Gm9 Gmmaj7 G7♭5 G7♯5 G7♭9 G7♯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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