Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning
Dadd9
Add 9
Notes:D · F# · A · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Dadd9 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 0 3 0 1 1 | 3 – 4 – 1 2 | D F# D E A D | medium | |
| 3 3 5 2 x x | 2 3 4 1 – – | D A E F# x x | medium | |
| 3 3 7 5 6 3 | 1 1 4 2 3 1 | D A F# A D E | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 8 5 5 6 5 | – 3 1 1 2 1 | x D E A D F# | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 8 7 0 6 8 | – 3 2 – 1 4 | x D F# E D A | medium | |
| x 8 7 0 8 8 | – 2 1 – 3 4 | x D F# E E A | medium | |
| x 8 10 0 10 8 | – 1 3 – 4 2 | x D A E F# A | medium | |
| 10 10 10 10 10 x | 1 1 1 1 1 – | A E A D F# x | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| 3 0 3 0 1 3 | 2 – 3 – 1 4 | D F# D E A E | medium | |
| x x 3 2 x 3 | – – 2 1 – 3 | x x D F# x E | easy | |
| 3 x 5 5 x 5 | 1 – 2 3 – 4 | D x E A x F# | hard | |
| x 8 5 5 8 5 | – 2 1 1 3 1 | x D E A E F# | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 8 7 0 6 x | – 3 2 – 1 – | x D F# E D x | medium | |
| x 8 7 0 8 x | – 2 1 – 3 – | x D F# E E x | easy | |
| x 8 10 0 10 x | – 1 2 – 3 – | x D A E F# x | medium | |
| x 10 10 10 10 x | – 1 1 1 1 – | x E A D F# x | easy · barre on fret 10 |
The Dadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes D, F#, A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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 Dadd9 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | D |
| 3 | 4 | F# |
| 5 | 7 | A |
| 9 | 14 | E |
More D chords
Other roots
See Dadd9 in another tuning
What notes make up the Dadd9 chord?
Dadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes D, F#, A, E.
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.