Cadd9
C added ninth
Notes
C – E – G – D
Formula
1 – 3 – 5 – 9
A major triad with an added ninth, without the seventh.
To build Cadd9, start on C and stack the intervals 3, 5, 9 above it.
On piano
On guitar
Shapes generated and checked against the chord engine, standard tuning.
x–3–0–0–1–0Open in Explorer
OOpen
Fret 1
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Fret 3
✕Muted
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x–3–2–0–3–0Open in Explorer
OOpen
Fret 3
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Fret 2
Fret 3
✕Muted
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x–3–0–0–3–0Open in Explorer
OOpen
Fret 3
OOpen
OOpen
Fret 3
✕Muted
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