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Cadd9 Ukulele Chord

A fresh major chord sound enriched with a ninth, but without the seventh. Popular in pop and indie rock. Unlike the full ninth chord (9), it contains no seventh tension.

Ukulele

Strings 0–2–0–3

How to play the Cadd9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–2–0–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Play open
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Notation for Cadd9 chord

Other names: C added 9th, C add9

Music theory name: added ninth chord

Common name: C add9 chord

Intervals and tones in Cadd9 chord

Note Interval
C Root
E Major 3rd
G Perfect 5th
D Major 9th

All Variations

Open
0–2–0–3
Fret 3
5–4–3–5
Fret 7
7–7–8–7
Fret 9
9–12–10–10

Songs using Cadd9