C add9 Chord on Tenor Guitar
Play C add9 on Tenor 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 Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The C and D strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 5 over a 3-fret stretch. The root is the C string itself. It sounds from C3 up to E5.
It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.
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.