A added 9th (Aadd9)
ARoot
C♯Maj 3
EPerf 5
B9
Modern and open. Major triad with added 9th, no 7th. Popular in pop, rock, and ambient music.
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How to play it
Aadd9
A added 9th, Open
- Bass
- A, the root
- Root
- A
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- ARoot
- C♯M3
- EP5
- B9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
A+4 fretsC♯+3 fretsE+7 fretsB
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More A chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A
What Aadd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Aadd9
A added 9th, Open
- Bass
- A, the root
- Root
- A
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- ARoot
- C♯M3
- EP5
- B9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More A chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A
What Aadd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root