C add9 Chord on 7-String Guitar
Play C add9 on 7-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C 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 C, D, E, G. This page shows how to play C add9 on 7-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the G and E strings open and takes the rest at fret 2, reaching across 2 frets. The B and E strings stay silent, so 5 of 7 sound. C falls on the A string. It sounds from C3 up to E4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 3.
7-String Guitar is tuned B–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 C 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.