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Guitar chord

Gadd9G added ninth

  • G1
  • B3
  • D5
  • A9
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
2
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
7 + Cadd9

How to play Gadd9

  1. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the low E string.
  2. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the high E string.
  3. Let ring open: A string, D string, G string, B string.
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    Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 30000334EBGDAE

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  2. Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 300203213EADGBE
    Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 300203213EBGDAE

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  3. Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 30000x3EADGBE
    Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 30000x3EBGDAE

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  4. Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 30020x32EADGBE
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  5. Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 3202033124EADGBE
    Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 3202033124EBGDAE

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  6. Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 300403132EADGBE
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  7. Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3004331423EADGBE
    Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3004331423EBGDAE

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  8. Gadd9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3202334312EADGBE
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Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Gadd9.

  • 7fretCadd9Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, fret 3 finger 3, open.Cadd9 shape

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 Gadd9 chord

G added ninth is built from 4 notes: G (1), B (3), D (5), A (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, G, 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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