How to Play Gadd9 on Piano

The G Add 9 chord sounds bright and open. It stacks 4 notes: G – B – D – A.

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 Gadd9

NoteIntervalFinger
GG4Root1
BB4Major 3rd2
DD5Perfect 5th3
AA5Major 9th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on G. Use finger 2 on B, finger 3 on D, and finger 5 on A.

Where it sits

Every note of this chord is a white key, which makes it one of the easier shapes to find without looking.

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#
Abadd9
Ab – C – Eb – Bb
Aadd9
A – C# – E – B
Bbadd9
Bb – D – F – C
Badd9
B – D# – F# – C#

Other G Chords

G6
G – B – D – E
G7
G – B – D – F
G9
G – B – D – F – A
G
G – B – D
Gm
G – Bb – D
Gmaj7
G – B – D – F#
Gm7
G – Bb – D – F
Gdim
G – Bb – Db
Gaug
G – B – D#
Gsus2
G – A – D
Gsus4
G – C – D
Gdim7
G – Bb – Db – Fb
Gm6
G – Bb – D – E