Guitar chord · Sixths & added
B added 9th chord on guitar
xx9879 · 7th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Badd9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A major triad with extra sparkle from the added 9th.
- Notes
- BD♯F♯C♯
- Formula
- 1359
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 7th fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): don’t play — mute it
- 4th string (D): 9th fret, ring finger (3) B
- 3rd string (G): 8th fret, middle finger (2) D♯
- 2nd string (B): 7th fret, index finger (1) F♯
- 1st string (high E): 9th fret, pinky finger (4) C♯
Tablature
e|--9---| B|--7---| G|--8---| D|--9---| A|--x---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Badd9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Badd9 on guitar
On guitar, the usual Badd9 shape is xx9879 at the 7th fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other added 9th chords. Don’t strum the low E and A strings.
