Guitar chord
G Add9 Open Chord
An open Gadd9 voicing that adds A on the G string while keeping the G major framework.
- Symbol
- Gadd9
- Chord tones
- G, B, D, A
- Formula
- 1 3 5 9
- Tuning
- Standard
- Frets, low to high
- 3 2 0 2 0 3
- Fingers, low to high
- 2 1 - 3 - 4
Chord fingering diagram
Read the chart vertically with the nut at the top. X means mute the string, markers above the nut are played open, and numbered markers show fretting-hand fingers.
How to play Gadd9
Fretting hand
Place finger 2 on the 6th string at fret 3, finger 1 on the 5th string at fret 2, finger 3 on the 3rd string at fret 2, and finger 4 on the 1st string at fret 3. Fret each note close behind the fret wire without resting directly on it.
Clean sound check
Let the 4th string and 2nd string ring open. Arch the fretting fingers so their sides do not silence neighboring strings, then pick every sounding string separately.
Sound and use
Gadd9 keeps the major third and adds the ninth, producing a wider major sound without the flat or major seventh found in seventh chords.
Chord tone reference
Use the matching arpeggio page to study the same notes across the full fretboard, or open those chord tones directly in the interactive tool.
More G chords
Keep the root fixed and compare how the third, seventh, suspended tones, or added tones change the sound.
More Major Add9 chord shapes
Practice the same chord quality from other roots to reinforce its interval sound and common fingering patterns.