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Gadd9 guitar chord

G add 9. Notes: G B D A.
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Easy shape

Hard
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E-shape · fret 3 · Full & movable

Root on the 6th string at fret 3. Set your first finger across fret 3 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E fret 3, finger 1 (G)
  2. A fret 5, finger 3 (D)
  3. D fret 7, finger 4 (A)
  4. G fret 4, finger 2 (B)
  5. B fret 3, finger 1 (D)
  6. High E fret 3, finger 1 (G)
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Harder shape

Hard
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A-shape · fret 10 · Full & movable

Root on the 5th string at fret 10. Set your first finger across fret 10 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E muted: don’t play it
  2. A fret 10, finger 1 (G)
  3. D fret 12, finger 2 (D)
  4. G fret 14, finger 4 (A)
  5. B fret 12, finger 3 (B)
  6. High E fret 10, finger 1 (D)
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