Open Chords

C

C Major

C Major Fingering #1

C Major Fingering #2

C Major Notes: C E G

C Major Scale Degrees

Open Chords - Cadd9

Cadd9  Fingering #1

(Quite common - but not as useful as #2)

Cadd9  Fingering #2

(Cadd9 (Fingering #2) Great open chord for acoustic & changing to G Major)

Some chord diagrams have an "O" at the top of a string. 


This is to let you know that this 'open' string is played as it is a note present in the chord. 


For example, here the notes G and E are part of the Cadd9 chord.


Sometimes chord diagrams have an "X" indicating the a string should NOT be Played. 


Here the low E (6th string) shouldn’t be played.

Cadd9 - Notes and Scale Degrees

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Notes that make Cadd9 

C D E G

Cadd9 Scale Degrees