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B add nine (Badd9) chord on guitar

Notes
BD♯F♯C♯
Formula
1359

How to play Badd9 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · fret 1 · barre

    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 1: barre at fret 2, notes B, D#, F#, C#

  2. Shape 2 · fret 4 · barre

    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 4, notes B, D#, F#, C#

  3. Shape 3 · fret 7

    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 3: from fret 7, notes B, D#, F#, C#

  4. Shape 4 · fret 1

    no 5th (F♯)

    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 4: from fret 1, notes B, D#, C#

  5. Shape 5 · fret 4 · barre

    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 5: barre at fret 4, notes B, D#, F#, C#

  6. Shape 6 · fret 2 · barre

    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 6: barre at fret 2, notes B, D#, F#, C#

Some shapes leave out: 5th (F♯). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (B). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Badd9 inversions on guitar

The same Badd9 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (D♯) in the bass1st inversion · Badd9/D#

    B add nine, Badd9/D#, xx1422Badd9/D♯1423D♯BC♯F♯metronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (D♯) in the bass1st inversion · Badd9/D#

    B add nine, Badd9/D#, x64677Badd9/D♯421344D♯F♯C♯F♯Bmetronotuner.com

  3. 5th (F♯) in the bass2nd inversion · Badd9/F#

    B add nine, Badd9/F#, 24140xBadd9/F♯2314F♯C♯D♯BBmetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (F♯) in the bass2nd inversion · Badd9/F#

    B add nine, Badd9/F#, 24444xBadd9/F♯133F♯C♯F♯BD♯metronotuner.com

About the add nine chord

A major chord with an added ninth and no seventh: extra shine and an emotional touch without losing stability. Very common in pop, country and worship music; in Brazilian charts it also appears as C(9) or C2.

Notes and intervals of Badd9

Badd9 (B add nine) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • B · 1 · root
  • D♯ · 3 · major third
  • F♯ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • C♯ · 9 · ninth

Other B chords

Add nine: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Badd9 chord on guitar?

Badd9 (B add nine) has 6 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Badd9?

The notes of Badd9 are B, D♯, F♯, C♯. The formula is 1 · 3 · 5 · 9: root, major third, perfect fifth, ninth.

What does Badd9 mean?

Badd9 is the chord symbol for B add nine. A major chord with an added ninth and no seventh: extra shine and an emotional touch without losing stability. Very common in pop, country and worship music; in Brazilian charts it also appears as C(9) or C2.

Can I play Badd9 on other instruments?

Yes. Badd9 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Badd9 on other instruments

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