A add9 — Guitalele

Every way to grip A add9 on ADGCEA strings — easiest first, with sound.

A add9 chord diagram, starting at fret 1. Strings low to high: A muted, D open, G 2nd fret, C 4th fret, E 2nd fret, A open.

The A add9 chord contains the notes A – B – C# – E. On the Guitalele (tuned ADGCEA) each voicing below maps those tones onto 6 strings — the chart shows the frets, the suggested fingers, and which chord tone every string carries.

Guitar shapes work unchanged on guitalele — finger them exactly as charted; every shape sounds a perfect fourth higher than on guitar.

Start from the easiest grip, then try the alternatives up the neck until one sits under your hand. Tap a chart to hear the voicing before you commit to it.