What notes are in a Badd9 chord?

Badd9 is B, D#, F#, C#: the 1, 3, 5, 9 of B.

How do you play Badd9 on guitar?

Cadd9 Open Shape: x 14 13 11 14 14 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Badd9?

Scales on B that contain every note of Badd9: B Major, B Major Pentatonic, B Major Blues, B Lydian, B Mixolydian, B Lydian Dominant.

Guitar chord · Add9

Badd9 chord (B Add9)

Sparkling modern pop/rock major triad with an added 9th degree.

Notes BD#F#C#

Formula 1 3 5 9

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Badd9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, B.

Cadd9 Open Shape x 14 13 11 14 14

Interactive chord diagram

Badd9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over Badd9

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Badd9 is the chord of the moment.

B Major B Major Pentatonic B Major Blues B Lydian B Mixolydian B Lydian Dominant B Bebop Dominant B Mixolydian b6 B Harmonic Major B Bebop Major B Bebop Dorian B Lydian Dominant b6

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Questions

What notes are in a Badd9 chord?: Badd9 is B, D#, F#, C#: the 1, 3, 5, 9 of B.
How do you play Badd9 on guitar?: Cadd9 Open Shape: x 14 13 11 14 14 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Badd9?: Scales on B that contain every note of Badd9: B Major, B Major Pentatonic, B Major Blues, B Lydian, B Mixolydian, B Lydian Dominant.

Add9 chords in every key

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 Ebadd9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 Abadd9 Aadd9 Bbadd9 Badd9