Cadd9 chord on guitar
The Cadd9 chord diagram on guitar, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in Cadd9
C · D · G · E
The chord is built from 4 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
3 open strings · 1 muted string
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | C |
| 4 | open | D |
| 3 | open | G |
| 2 | 1 | C |
| 1 | open | E |
Charts that use Cadd9
- Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler — Pink Martini
- Wonderwall — Oasis
- Perfect — Ed Sheeran
- Sweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd Skynyrd
- No Woman No Cry — Bob Marley