D#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#add9

Add 9

Notes:D# · G · A# · F

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	A# F A# D# G x	easy · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 3 4 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	D# G D# F A# x	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 6 5 4 6	– – 3 2 1 4	x x D# G A# F	medium
6 6 8 5 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	D# A# F G x x	medium
6 6 10 8 9 6	1 1 4 2 3 1	D# A# G A# D# F	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 8 9 8	– 3 1 1 2 1	x D# F A# D# G	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 11 11	– 2 1 – 3 4	x D# G x F A#	hard
x 1 1 1 1 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x F A# D# G x	easy · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 3 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	D# G D# F x x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x x 5 4 6	3 – – 2 1 4	D# x x G A# F	hard
x x 6 5 x 6	– – 2 1 – 3	x x D# G x F	easy
6 x 8 8 x 8	1 – 2 3 – 4	D# x F A# x G	hard
x 11 8 8 11 8	– 2 1 1 3 1	x D# F A# F G	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 11 x	– 2 1 – 3 –	x D# G x F x	easy
1 1 1 1 1 4	1 1 1 1 1 2	A# F A# D# G D#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 3 x 4	3 1 4 1 – 2	D# G D# F x D#	hard · barre on fret 3

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes D#, G, A#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
3	4	G
5	7	A#
9	14	F

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#maj9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See D#add9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the D#add9 chord?

D#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes D#, G, A#, F.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.