Irish bouzouki Aadd9 chord (GDAD)A added ninth: 6 7 7 9, and 2 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 6 7 7 9 (from the 6th fret) · Aadd9/C#
- G course: 6th fret, index finger, C♯
- Low D course: 7th fret, middle finger, A
- A course: 7th fret, ring finger, E
- High D course: 9th fret, little finger, B
Sounds: C♯ A E B · Aadd9 is A, C♯, E, B (1 · 3 · 5 · 9)
Open courses that ring: A is a note of Aadd9, so it can drone under it.
With a capo: on the 2nd fret it’s 4 0 0 5 (frets counted from the capo), an open Gadd9 shape.
Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.
The app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD, so it opens on these shapes.
More Aadd9 shapes
- 4 7 4 7
4fr · no 5th, Aadd9/B - 9 11 0 9
9fr · Aadd9/E
Other A chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD
Other added ninth chords
Aadd9 in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app