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Fig. 1 · Fadd9 on the keyboard

piano chord

Fadd9

F1A3C5G9

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

Fadd9 is F, A, C and G — 1, 3, 5 and 9 counted from F.

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

F in other shapes

F9dominant ninthFmaj9major ninthFm9minor ninthFmajorFmminorFdimdiminished

Cadd9C♯add9D♭add9Dadd9D♯add9E♭add9Eadd9F♯add9all 374