Sixths & added
F added 9th chord
A major triad with extra sparkle from the added 9th.
- Notes
- FACG
- Formula
- 1359
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 9th
How to play Fadd9
About the F added 9th chord
Playing it
On guitar, Fadd9 is one of the friendlier shapes: 1030xx needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring. Don’t strum the B and high E strings.
On piano, Fadd9 sits entirely on white keys. In root position it spans more than an octave, so many pianists play the root with the left hand and the rest with the right.
On ukulele it takes a single finger (0010), which makes Fadd9 one of the simplest chords on the instrument.
