ADD9 CHORDS

Summers’ extensive chord vocabulary adds colour and interest to The Police’s sound. For example, on hits from Messageinabottle to Dedododo,de Dadada to Every breath you take he employs add9 chords – major or minor chords with the 9th scale degree included. Some of these positions can be a stretch, but that one extra note can really spice up your progressions. They sound particularly good arpeggiated, Summers-style: