The Cadd9 Chord & When to Use It

Course: Most Common Chord Progressions & Strumming Patterns

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Learn the Cadd9 Chord which is perfect for beginners and also when to use It. This lesson is from the Andy Guitar Beginner Guitar Course.

Here's how to play a C major chord with an added 9th note - the Cadd9 chord. This is a chord with four fretted notes where as the regular C major has 3 fretted notes and these main notes are the C, E, G and then D note (the 9th). It's still a major chord just with an added major 9th, which gives the chord a distinct sound and shape, very close to the Big G shape.

Cadd9 & G chord

Why use the Cadd9 over the regular C we just learnt?

  • The Cadd9 goes really well with the Big G chord, easy change with shared notes

  • The Cadd9 is used in many songs we'll learn, including the Jam Tracks, plus it goes well with the D major too

  • The C major is quite a stretch, therefore the Cadd9 can be quicker in some cases

Get the D, Cadd9 and G under your fingers and you can play many different songs right away! (Sweet Home Alabama, Sweet Child o' Mine)

Chord Changes for D, Cadd9 & G

Next Up: Easy G Major Pentatonic

Well done! Let's jump into the next lesson of the course.

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