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Fig. 1 · Aadd9 on the keyboard

piano chord

Aadd9

A1C♯3E5B9

A major triad with a ninth added and no seventh — which is what tells it apart from a ninth chord.

on guitaron ukulelethe scale

What is true of it

Aadd9 is A, C♯, E and B — 1, 3, 5 and 9 counted from A.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 4, the 5 goes first, in that order.

A in other shapes

A9dominant ninthAmaj9major ninthAm9minor ninthAmajorAmminorAdimdiminished

Cadd9C♯add9D♭add9Dadd9D♯add9E♭add9Eadd9Fadd9all 374