How to Play Aadd9 on Piano

The A Add 9 chord sounds bright and open. It stacks 4 notes: A – C# – E – B.

A plain major triad with a ninth added and no seventh. The gap where the seventh would be is what keeps it sounding clear rather than jazzy.

Notes in Aadd9

NoteIntervalFinger
AA4Root1
C#C#5Major 3rd2
EE5Perfect 5th3
BB5Major 9th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on A. Use finger 2 on C#, finger 3 on E, and finger 5 on B.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (C#) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Add 9 Chords

Cadd9
C – E – G – D
Dbadd9
Db – F – Ab – Eb
Dadd9
D – F# – A – E
Ebadd9
Eb – G – Bb – F
Eadd9
E – G# – B – F#
Fadd9
F – A – C – G
F#add9
F# – A# – C# – G#
Gadd9
G – B – D – A
Abadd9
Ab – C – Eb – Bb
Bbadd9
Bb – D – F – C
Badd9
B – D# – F# – C#

Other A Chords

A6
A – C# – E – F#
A7
A – C# – E – G
A9
A – C# – E – G – B
A
A – C# – E
Am
A – C – E
Amaj7
A – C# – E – G#
Am7
A – C – E – G
Adim
A – C – Eb
Aaug
A – C# – E#
Asus2
A – B – E
Asus4
A – D – E
Adim7
A – C – Eb – Gb
Am6
A – C – E – F#