Bb add9 Guitar Chord

Today's guitar chord of the day is Bb add9. We've looked at a few different ways to play different add9 guitar chords here. Add9 chords can be played anywhere you would normally play a standard major chord, the add ed9th (in our case here of Bb this would be a C) adds some colour to the major chord.

This inversion uses a barre across the guitar's D, G and B strings with your first finger.

Place your fingers close to the frets and make sure that each note sounds cleanly.

This inversion is moveable and has it's root on the bottom E string of the guitar. For example moving the chord down one fret would create an A add9 chord and moving up two frets would create a C add9 guitar chord.

Bb add9 uses these notes Bb, D, F, C

If we look at the notes of the Bb major scale:
Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C
We can see that the Add9 chord has used the 1, 3, 5, 9 from the scale, in our case Bb, D, F and C

This chord is used in lots of songs in the key of Bb, F and Eb.

You'll find lots more ways to play different add9 guitar chords here.

F#add9 Guitar Chord

Today's guitar chord of the day is F# add9. This guitar chord is in open position and is a simple variation on an F# major chord.
Place your fingers close to the frets and make sure that each note sounds cleanly. This chord is a simple variation on a half-barre F# major chord, adding the little finger on the 4th fret of the top e string.

Here are the notes used in our chord.
 Add9 chords use: 1, 3, 5, 9
 F# add9 = F#, A#, C#, G#

This chord is used in lots of songs in the key of F#, B and C#.

You don't have to see F#add9 written in order to play it, you can try playing it anytime you see an F# major chord.

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D add9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Dadd9. This Guitar Chord is based on a standard D major chord with the added 9th note of the major scale, in this case E.

The Dadd9 chord uses these notes: D, F#, A, E
 D add9 is related to D sus2, so what's the difference? All suspended chords leave out the 3rd note of the scale, in D this is F#. So Dsus2 uses these notes: D, E, A. The sus stands for suspended, the other more common sus chord is a sus4.

The fingering for this inversion involves a small stretch to the 5th fret, with the first finger barring the top 3 strings.

D add9 can be played anywhere that you would normally play a standard D Major Guitar Chord. Check out these other add9 guitar chords or use search function to find the chord you want.

A add9 Guitar Chord

Today's guitar chord of the day is Aadd9. This chord is a regular A major chord with and added 9th, the 9th in the key of A is B. This inversion is played in open position.

Add9 chords use the scale notes: 1, 3, 5, 9
An A add9 chord uses the notes: A, C#, E, B

As add9 guitar chords are the same as major chords with one added note, you can play add9 chords anywhere that you would normally play a normal major chord.

Check out these other add9 guitar chords, or use the search box to find the chord you want.

G add9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is G add9. Add9 chords sound great and can be played in the place of any regular major chord. There are plenty of other inversions of this chord but this fingering uses just 3 fingers and is a modified version of a regular open G major chord.
Use your first finger to fret the low E string and also to mute the A string to prevent it from ringing.

Add9 chords have the same notes as a regular major chord but with an added 9th.

Gadd9 uses these notes: G, B, D and A

Try playing these other add9 guitar chords and check back soon for another Guitar Chord of the Day.

E add9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E add9. This Guitar Chord is a simple variation on a standard E major guitar chord, adding the 9th note of the scale.
In this inversion we take a standard E major open chord voicing and add the 9th on the 2nd fret of the E string using the little finger.

Add9 chords can be played anywhere that you would normally play a normal major chord, so try substituting this chord, or adding it as a simple embellishment to a regular E chord while you're playing.

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A add9 guitar chord

I love the sound of close voiced chords, particularly when they mix fretted and open strings. Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is A add9. This is probably the easiest guitar chord to play that we've featured, but it still sounds great.
Check out some different add9 guitar chords here.

Add 9 chords can replace almost all major chords. It can replace chords I, IV and V in major keys.
Add 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 9
A add9 uses the notes: A, C#, E, B
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: A, A, C#, B, E

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