F added 9th (Fadd9)
FRoot
AMaj 3
CPerf 5
G9
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
Fadd9
F added 9th, Open
- Bass
- F, the root
- Root
- F
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- FRoot
- AM3
- CP5
- G9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
F+4 fretsA+3 fretsC+7 fretsG
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More F chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of F
What Fadd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of F major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Fadd9
F added 9th, Open
- Bass
- F, the root
- Root
- F
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- FRoot
- AM3
- CP5
- G9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More F chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of F
What Fadd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of F major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root