Fadd9 chord on guitar

F add9

3214xxEADGBe
xx3213At fret 1

Fadd9 is an add9 chord with four notes: F, A, C and G. Learn it first at fret 1, with four fingers. Below: where each finger goes, which strings to skip and one more way to play it.

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How to play it

  1. Index on the B string, fret 1
  2. Middle on the G string, fret 2
  3. Ring on the D string, fret 3
  4. Pinky on the high e string, fret 3

The number in each note head is the finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky.

Strings to skip

Skip the low E and A strings and strum from the D string down.

Shape
At fret 1
Fingers
Fourindex, middle, ring and pinky
Strings played
FourD, G, B and high e
Open strings
Noneevery played string is fretted
Lowest note
F3the root, on the D string
Frets
x x 3 2 1 3low E to high e, x means skip it

The notes in Fadd9

  • Froot
  • Amajor third
  • Cperfect fifth
  • Gmajor ninth

An add9 chord is a major chord with the ninth added: the second note of the scale, an octave up. A is the major third, four frets above the root. C is the perfect fifth, seven frets above the root. G is the major ninth, two frets above the root, an octave up.

String by string

  1. high e string: G4major ninth
  2. B string: C4perfect fifth
  3. G string: A3major third
  4. D string: F3root
  5. A string: not played
  6. low E string: not played

Every note of Fadd9 is in this shape.

Another way to play it

  • xxEADGBe5At fret 5x 8 7 5 8 xRoot on the A string.

Other F chords

Every add9 chord

All 111 chords in the chart

Strum it and Lark tells you if it is right.

Open the chord detector, play Fadd9 and Lark names the chord it hears, with the notes in it. In the app, the chord book has all 111 chords, string by string.

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