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Ditto. Think of it as salt or pepper. In some recipes it works and adds just the right flavor. In other cases, not so much.
I use Cadd9 when playing in G, but I also used Gsus4 a fair amount too. Both make it easier to jump between chords because one finger stays put. |
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As others has said it is very common to play what is sort of a lazy C in the very common G C D progression.
When first starting out it can be very helpful to use the D note (ring finger 5th string 3rd fret) as an anchor and never lift it as you switch between G Cadd9 D and often EM7. I would say it is completely fine to use this method on songs like this to help you get the feel of changing chords quickly. Green Day's "time of your life" is a good one for example. Once you improve a little you'll find you can switch easily between a proper C and D no problem. I also would advise you to work on forming your G chord fretting the low E string 3rd fret with your 3rd finger. It will be very useful to be able to play the G chord with either shape and moving to the C chord will also becomes easier. |
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Play what sounds good and interesting. A C9 will have some interesting elements. And I can see that based on the fingering you provided in a follow up reply that you're probably coming off of a G chord [320033 going to a x32033] so it's an easy fingering transition and the notes of the G and C chord are similar when you add the 9th (D) to the C major. That G major chord that typically proceeds the C9, while being strictly a major chord has some flavor of it's own, abandoning the B on the 2nd string in favor of the D so instead of having G B D G B G you have G B D G D G, only implying the major 3rd in the lower ocatave, doubling the 5th. So that C9 will fit well in the tonal spectrum.
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A ninth chord has a b7th.
C9 is spelled C E G Bb D Folks, these things are actually named with a system, a logic. You can't just call things what you want. |
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The OP asked about Cadd9, not C9.
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A C9 requires a flatted 7 unless otherwise written. Add9 does just that, adds the ninth of the scale to the triad. But hey, it'll all turn to crap quickly. rct |
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There we go!
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Yup - just this - do it all the time.
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Thanks for the correction.
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No, you add the D on the B string and you don't have a Bb present in the chord. If the Bb is also present, the chord becomes a C9. Cadd9 indicates you're adding the 9th note in the C scale while omitting the minor 7th note.
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I'd say for me personally as a guitar player, I don't ever add the top G, I want the E. I can't think of a time I add the G up top. But then, hypocrite guitar player that I am, my open G is always fretted using my pinky finger bent at the last joint encompassing the D and G on the third fret, B and E strings. Always. I just can't break that 40 year old habit. It can lead to a weak major because I've taken the B off the top and put the D, the fifth up there. The B in the G chord down low on the A string, and the E in the C chord down low on the D can get lost in the strum, 'specially hitting up on the strings. Well, that was way too much. rct |
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All I know is this X32030 is the chord used in "Bring it on Home" by Little Big Town and they call it a Cadd9.
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If you can work it out with the bass player, have him pass through a low E, even the fat string open, and you do the same with your Cadd9, let the low E ring. It'll be juicy major for a beat or three, provided you can time it together. Chix dig it. rct |