Badd9 Guitar Chords Explained | B Major Ninth Added

B add9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

This chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, and Major Ninth

This chord is also spelled in the following ways:

  • B Major Ninth Added
  • B Maj9
  • B Maj Add 9
  • Badd9

The Badd9 chord is composed of the notes B, D#, F#, and C#

Notes of the B add9 chord:

BD#F#C#

Chord structure of the Major Ninth Added chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

How To Play The Badd9 chord on guitar

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Position 1
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B add9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C add9 | D add9 | E add9 | F add9 | G add9 | A add9 | B add9 | C#add9 | D#add9 | F#add9 | G#add9 | A#add9

How to build the B add9 chord on guitar

This fretboard map shows you the tones in the chord all along the neck. You can play this chord by choosing some of the chord tones.

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9
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9
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9
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