A add9 Chord on 5-String Bass
Play A add9 on 5-String Bass: 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 5-String Bass with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The B and A strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 5 over a 3-fret stretch. A falls on the E string. It sounds from B0 up to C#3.
5-String Bass is tuned B–E–A–D–G, 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.