C added 9th (Cadd9)
CRoot
EMaj 3
GPerf 5
D9
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
Cadd9
C added 9th, Open
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- EM3
- GP5
- D9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
C+4 fretsE+3 fretsG+7 fretsD
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More C chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C
What Cadd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Cadd9
C added 9th, Open
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- EM3
- GP5
- D9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More C chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C
What Cadd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root