Cadd9 guitar chord
C add 9. Notes: C E G D.01
BeginnerEasy shape
Open position · Wide & chiming
Keep your third and fourth fingers together as you move from G.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A fret 3, finger 2 (C)
- D fret 2, finger 1 (E)
- G open (G)
- B fret 3, finger 3 (D)
- High E fret 3, finger 4 (G)
02
HardHarder shape
A-shape · fret 3 · Full & movable
Root on the 5th string at fret 3. Set your first finger across fret 3 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A fret 3, finger 1 (C)
- D fret 5, finger 2 (G)
- G fret 7, finger 4 (D)
- B fret 5, finger 3 (E)
- High E fret 3, finger 1 (G)
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