A add9 Chord on Bass VI
Play A add9 on Bass VI: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A add9 chord is an added-ninth chord that layers in a ninth without the seventh for an open, modern sound. It is built from the notes A, B, C#, E. This page shows how to play A add9 on Bass VI with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The A and E strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2 over a 3-fret stretch. The E string stays silent, so 5 of 6 sound. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from A1 up to E3. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 5.
Bass VI is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.