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Guitar chord

Badd9B added ninth

  • B1
  • D♯3
  • F♯5
  • C♯9
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12

How to play Badd9

  1. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the A string.
  2. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the D string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the B string.
  4. Little finger (4): 2th fret of the high E string.
  5. Don't play: low E string, G string.
  1. Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x21x222134EADGBE
    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x21x222134EBGDAE

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  2. Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x2142x2143EADGBE
    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x2142x2143EBGDAE

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  3. Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 7444474fr123EADGBE
    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 7444474fr123EBGDAE

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  4. Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 7446474fr1324EADGBE
    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 7446474fr1324EBGDAE

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  5. Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 74444x4fr14EADGBE
    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 74444x4fr14EBGDAE

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  6. Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 74464x4fr143EADGBE
    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 74464x4fr143EBGDAE

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  7. Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 76460x4fr4213EADGBE
    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 76460x4fr4213EBGDAE

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  8. Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 76464x4fr1423EADGBE
    Badd9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 76464x4fr1423EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Badd9 chord

B added ninth is built from 4 notes: B (1), D♯ (3), F♯ (5), C♯ (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, B, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.

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