A add9 Chord on 8-String Guitar
Play A add9 on 8-String Guitar: 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 8-String Guitar 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 F#, B and E strings stay silent, so 5 of 8 sound. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from A2 up to E4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 5.
8-String Guitar is tuned F#–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 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.