Gadd9 chord on piano
G added 9th: G · B · D · A. It sounds shimmer on top of a plain major: the film-score and ballad favourite.
NotesG B D A
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: G — finger 1 · B — finger 2 · D — finger 3 · A — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootG – B – D – A
- 1stB – D – A – G
- 2ndD – A – G – B
- 3rdA – G – B – D