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Badd9 is a added ninth chord made of 4 notes: B, D♯, F♯, C♯. It sounds shimmering: a major chord with an extra note on top, and you hear it in acoustic pop and rock, and pretty versions of plain major chords. It is the I chord of B major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on Badd9 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from B | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | root | 0 |
| D♯ | 3 | major third | 4 |
| F♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| C♯ | 9 | major ninth | 14 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 9. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
xx9879x2142274444776464x76x6777998x9The fret 7 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (76x677): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Badd9 belongs to 6 keys: V in E major, IV in F♯ major, I in B major, VII in C♯ minor, VI in E♭ minor, III in G♯ minor. In B major, try I–V–vi–IV: Badd9 – F♯ – G♯m – E.
B, D♯, F♯, C♯: the root, major third, fifth, ninth.
Fret 7: xx9879 (low string first), rated Easy.
Badd9 has the same notes where B9 has A. Badd9 sounds shimmering: a major chord with an extra note on top; B9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.