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Fadd9

Character: shimmering

  1. FRtriad
  2. A3triad
  3. C5triad
  4. G9add
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Voicings

3 ways to play Fadd9

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion Fadd9/A
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R 5 3

Frets x x 7 5 6 3Notes A C F GIntervals 3 5 1 9Base triadF major, 1st inversion

The 9th gets a string of its own.

CC shape Root position Fadd9
5 6 7 8 9 5 3 R 3

Frets x 8 7 5 8 5Notes F A C GIntervals 1 3 5 9Base triadF major, root position

The 9th gets a string of its own.

EE shape Root position Fadd9
1 2 3 4 9 5 3 R 5 R

Frets 1 3 3 2 1 3Notes F A C GIntervals 1 3 5 9Base triadF major, root position

The 9th gets a string of its own.

The rules

The construction rules Fadd9 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. No 7th, no stack

    6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

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Fadd9 chord questions

What notes are in Fadd9?

Fadd9 is spelled F A C G: F is the root, A is the 3rd, C is the 5th, G is the 9th.

What is the formula of Fadd9?

1 3 5 9. It is a F major triad with the 9th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play Fadd9 on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of Fadd9, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.