Aadd9 chord on piano
A added 9th: A · C♯ · E · B. It sounds shimmer on top of a plain major: the film-score and ballad favourite.
NotesA C♯ E B
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A — finger 1 · C♯ — finger 2 · E — finger 3 · B — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA – C♯ – E – B
- 1stC♯ – E – B – A
- 2ndE – B – A – C♯
- 3rdB – A – C♯ – E