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B Add 9 Chord (Badd9)

Notes: B, D♯, F♯, C♯. Tap any diagram to hear it.

Badd9
Notes
BD♯F♯C♯
Formula
1 – 3 – 5 – 9

Badd9 on guitar

Fret 4 · most common
7-4-4-4-4-7
Fret 7
x-x-9-8-7-9
Fret 11
x-14-11-11-12-11

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

Badd9 on ukulele

Fret 2 · most common
4-3-2-4
Fret 6
6-6-7-6

Badd9 on piano

Other B chords

BBmB7Bmaj7Bm7Bsus2Bsus4BdimBaugB6Bm6B9B7sus4Bm7♭5Bdim7

Add 9 chords in other keys

Cadd9C♯add9Dadd9E♭add9Eadd9Fadd9F♯add9Gadd9A♭add9Aadd9B♭add9

About the B Add 9 chord

Add9 chords put the ninth on top of a plain major chord, without the seventh, for a bright, shimmering sound loved in pop and rock. Badd9 is built from the root (B), major third (D♯), perfect fifth (F♯), major ninth (C♯).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B Add 9 chord?

The Badd9 chord is made of B, D♯, F♯, C♯: the root, major third, perfect fifth, major ninth.

How do you play Badd9 on guitar?

The most common fingering is 7-4-4-4-4-7, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string). It uses a barre at fret 4.

How do you play Badd9 on piano?

Press B, D♯, F♯, C♯ together. In root position the lowest note is B.