B added 9th (Badd9)
BRoot
D♯Maj 3
F♯Perf 5
C♯9
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
Badd9
B added 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D B e · 1st fret
- BRoot
- D♯M3
- F♯P5
- C♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
B+4 fretsD♯+3 fretsF♯+7 fretsC♯
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More B chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B
What Badd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Badd9
B added 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D B e · 1st fret
- BRoot
- D♯M3
- F♯P5
- C♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More B chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B
What Badd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root