Badd9

Badd9 is B, D#, F# and C#, a add nine. The shape this page opens on is written x21x22, lowest string first.

Also written B(add9), Badd2 or B add nine. The same chord either way; which spelling you meet depends on who wrote the chart.

There are 5 common shapes for Badd9 on the guitar, and 20 derived voicings in 2 families.

In which keys. Every note of Badd9 belongs to C# minor (the ♭VII), Eb minor (the ♭VI), E major (the V), F# major (the IV), Ab minor (the ♭III) and B major (the I).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: x21x22, 76x677, xx98x9, x-14-13-11-14-11, x-14-13-x-14-14.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. Badd9 has x4444x, xx9879, 9998xx, x-x-11-11-12-11, xx1422, 2414xx, 7646xx, xx4647.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. Badd9 has 2x142x, x4x442, 7x464x, x6x677, 9x987x, x-9-x-8-12-9, x-14-x-11-14-11, 11-x-11-11-12-x.

The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in where the chords and the theory come from.