Aadd9 chord

Aadd9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Aadd9 can be seen as an A triad with an added ninth (B) and is comparable to Aadd2. It is usually played as an open chord or as one of the possible movable shapes. It's seldom played as a barre chord.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth and major ninth intervals. Notice that the seventh isn't included and also that the fifth sometimes can be omitted.

Chord name

Aadd9 is an abbreviation for A added ninth.

Notes

The notes that the Aadd9 chord consists of are A, C#, E and B.

Try it in a chord progression

Eadd9 - Dmaj7 - Aadd9

Inversions

1st inversion: Aadd9/C# (means that C# is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Aadd9/E (means that E is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Aadd9/B (means that B is the bass note).

Omissions

Aadd9(no5) is an A added 9th with no fifth (E).


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