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Badd9 Guitar Chord

B add nine (Badd9) is made of the notes B D♯ F♯ C♯. Here are 3 ways to play it on guitar, starting with the easiest.

How to play Badd9 on guitar

  1. Shape 1

    Barre at fret 4

    4fr 1 4 B C♯ F♯ B D♯

    74444x

  2. Shape 2

    From fret 1

    3 2 1 4 B D♯ B C♯ F♯

    x21422

  3. Shape 3

    Barre at fret 7

    7fr 1 3 2 4 B F♯ B D♯ F♯ C♯

    799879

Notes in Badd9

Formula 1 3 5 9
DegreeNote
1B
3D♯
5F♯
9C♯

Shape 1 step by step

  1. Lay your index finger flat across strings 5 to 2 at fret 4.
  2. Put your little finger on string 6 at fret 7.
  3. Don’t play string 1.
  4. Strum from string 6 to string 2.

Shape 2 step by step

  1. Lay your ring finger flat across strings 2 to 1 at fret 2.
  2. Put your middle finger on string 5 at fret 2.
  3. Put your index finger on string 4 at fret 1.
  4. Put your little finger on string 3 at fret 4.
  5. Don’t play string 6.
  6. Strum from string 5 to string 1.

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Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the Badd9 chord?

B add nine has the notes B D♯ F♯ C♯. Its formula is 1 3 5 9. The numbers are steps of the major scale, counted from the root.

What is the easiest way to play Badd9 on guitar?

Start with shape 1 (barre at fret 4), written as 74444x from string 6 to string 1. Here x means you don’t play that string and 0 means it rings open.

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