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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Cadd9

C add9

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C
D
× 3 0 0 3 02 fingers
C
C
× 3 0 0 1 02 fingers
C
D
0 3 0 0 3 02 fingers

2nd position

2fr
E
C
D
G
× 3 2 × 3 34 fingers
2fr
E
C
D
C
× 3 2 5 3 ×4 fingers
2fr
E
C
D
C
× 3 2 5 3 04 fingers

3rd position

3fr
C
D
G
C
× 3 5 5 3 04 fingers
3fr
C
G
C
E
× 3 0 5 5 34 fingers
3fr
C
D
G
G
C
0 3 5 5 3 3barre · 3 fingers

5th position

5fr
D
G
C
E
C
C
8 5 5 5 5 8barre · 3 fingers
5fr
D
G
E
D
C
C
8 5 5 7 5 8barre · 4 fingers
5fr
D
G
C
E
C
8 5 5 5 5 ×barre · 2 fingers

7th position

7fr
E
D
C
G
C
8 7 10 7 8 ×barre · 4 fingers
7fr
E
D
C
G
C
8 7 × 7 8 8barre · 4 fingers
7fr
E
D
C
G
8 7 0 7 8 ×4 fingers

8th position

8fr
G
E
C
D
× × 10 9 8 104 fingers
8fr
C
G
E
C
D
8 × 10 9 8 10barre · 4 fingers
8fr
C
G
E
G
D
8 10 × 9 8 10barre · 4 fingers

9th position

9fr
E
C
D
× × 10 9 × 103 fingers
9fr
E
D
G
C
10 10 10 9 × ×4 fingers
9fr
E
G
C
D
× 10 10 9 × 104 fingers

10th position

10fr
G
C
D
E
G
12 10 10 12 × 10barre · 3 fingers
10fr
D
G
C
G
E
10 10 10 12 × 12barre · 3 fingers
10fr
G
C
D
G
0 10 10 12 × 10barre · 2 fingers

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