Chords - Add9 and '9'

[Stan the man]

Hi,

I ran into this question from someone:
what's the difference between an 'A add 9' chord, and an 'A9' chord?
I think it's that in the A9 case, you also play the 7th (one step down) in the chord, along with the 9th?

Stan.

 

[fraserhutch]

A9 is a dominant, it also includes the flat 7th. Aadd9, also referred to as Aadd2, does not imply a 7th.

HTH

 

[lykwydchykyn]

Not to be confused with Asus2, which contains no 3rd.

 

[MadTiger3000]

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