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C add9 chord

Symbol: Cadd9 · Notes: C – E – G – D

A major chord with an added ninth (the second, an octave higher): richer and more modern than the plain major chord, very common in pop.

How it is built

• C: root
• E: major third
• G: perfect fifth
• D: major ninth

Other C chords

C · Cm · C7 · Cmaj7 · Cm7 · Csus2 · Csus4 · Cdim · C+ · C6 · Cm6 · Cdim7 · Cm7♭5

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