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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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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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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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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E add 9 - Guitar Harmonics

Today we start a new occasional mini-series on Guitar Chords that mix fretted notes and harmonics , today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E add9.

Mixing fretted notes and guitar harmonics is a great way to add some more tonal color to your guitar chords. As mentioned in our previous post on guitar harmonics chords, the harmonics are indicated by the diamond shapes and are played by resting your finger lightly on the string and removing it once the string is sounding.

The two harmonics on the 12th fret above are both played with the little finger.

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
E add9 uses the notes: E, G#, B, F#
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: E, G#, B, F#, B, E

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Today we start a new occasional mini-series on Guitar Chords that mix fretted notes and harmonics , today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E add9.

Mixing fretted notes and guitar harmonics is a great way to add some more tonal color to your guitar chords. As mentioned in our previous post on guitar harmonics chords, the harmonics are indicated by the diamond shapes and are played by resting your finger lightly on the string and removing it once the string is sounding.

The two harmonics on the 12th fret above are both played with the little finger.

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
E add9 uses the notes: E, G#, B, F#
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: E, G#, B, F#, B, E

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F add9 Guitar Chord

Following on from yesterday's D minor 13 chord, today we have another guitar chord that involves a large stretch: an inversion of F add9 (we've featured a number of different ways to play this chord before so there are some easier ways to play add9 guitar chords here).
Add 9 chords can be played in place of pretty much all major chords. It can replace chords I , IV and V in major keys. F add9 could also be considered an inversion of D minor11.

Add 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 9

F add9 uses the notes: F, A, C, G

Our inversion uses the notes in this order: C, F, G, A.

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Following on from yesterday's D minor 13 chord, today we have another guitar chord that involves a large stretch: an inversion of F add9 (we've featured a number of different ways to play this chord before so there are some easier ways to play add9 guitar chords here).
Add 9 chords can be played in place of pretty much all major chords. It can replace chords I , IV and V in major keys. F add9 could also be considered an inversion of D minor11.

Add 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 9

F add9 uses the notes: F, A, C, G

Our inversion uses the notes in this order: C, F, G, A.

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Ab add9 | Every Breath You Take

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Ab add9. This is Andy Summer's first guitar chord off the famous Police song Every Breath You Take from the 1983 album Synchronicity.  

Barre across the 4th fret of the guitar with your first finger and make sure every note sounds cleanly.

This guitar chord involves a bit of a stretch for your fingers. If you're having trouble stretching to finger this chord to start with try moving it higher up the guitar's neck and gradually working your way down as your fingers get more used to it.

We've looked at add9 guitar chords in a few previous posts but this inversion is definitely the most challenging to play cleanly!

Add 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 9
Ab add9 uses the notes: Ab, C, Eb, Bb
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: Ab, Eb, Bb, C, Eb, Ab

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Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Ab add9. This is Andy Summer's first guitar chord off the famous Police song Every Breath You Take from the 1983 album Synchronicity.  

Barre across the 4th fret of the guitar with your first finger and make sure every note sounds cleanly.

This guitar chord involves a bit of a stretch for your fingers. If you're having trouble stretching to finger this chord to start with try moving it higher up the guitar's neck and gradually working your way down as your fingers get more used to it.

We've looked at add9 guitar chords in a few previous posts but this inversion is definitely the most challenging to play cleanly!

Add 9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, 9
Ab add9 uses the notes: Ab, C, Eb, Bb
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: Ab, Eb, Bb, C, Eb, Ab

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