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Fadd9 is a added ninth chord made of 4 notes: F, A, C, G. 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 F major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on Fadd9 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 F | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | root | 0 |
| A | 3 | major third | 4 |
| C | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| G | 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.
10301xxx3213xx(15)(14)(13)(15)1332x3x8(10)0(10)x(13)0(15)0(13)xThe open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 13th fret (xx(15)(14)(13)(15)): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Fadd9 belongs to 6 keys: IV in C major, I in F major, V in B♭ major, III in D minor, VII in G minor, VI in A minor. In F major, try I–V–vi–IV: Fadd9 – C – Dm – B♭.
F, A, C, G: the root, major third, fifth, ninth.
Open position: 10301x (low string first), rated Beginner.
Fadd9 has the same notes where F9 has E♭. Fadd9 sounds shimmering: a major chord with an extra note on top; F9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.