Cadd9 chord on piano
C added 9th: C · E · G · D. It sounds shimmer on top of a plain major: the film-score and ballad favourite.
NotesC E G D
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: C — finger 1 · E — finger 2 · G — finger 3 · D — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootC – E – G – D
- 1stE – G – D – C
- 2ndG – D – C – E
- 3rdD – C – E – G