Gadd9

G Add 9 chord

Notes

GBDA

Intervals

1359

Root

Voicings on standard tuning

Voicing 1

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3fr

Voicing 2

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2fr

Voicing 3

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3fr

Voicing 4

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2fr

Voicing 5

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3fr

Voicing 6

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2fr

Interval formula

1 – 3 – 5 – 9

Sound character

a major chord with extra sparkle, no seventh involved

Where it appears

Adds movement to strummed major chords in pop, indie and acoustic ballads.

I–V–vi–IV

With Gadd9 as the tonic, this is the classic four-chord pop loop.

ii–V–I

Gadd9 is the resting point everything resolves to.

I–IV–V

The three-chord backbone of folk, country and early rock and roll.