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

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#add9

Add 9

Notes:D# · G · A# · F

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#add9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 2 1 0 2	– – 2 1 – 3	x x D# G A# F	easy
2 2 6 4 5 2	1 1 4 2 3 1	D# A# G A# D# F	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 4 5 4	– 3 1 1 2 1	x D# F A# D# G	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 5 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	x F G D# D# D#	hard
x 7 6 x 7 7	– 2 1 – 3 4	x D# G x F A#	hard
x 7 9 11 9 7	– 1 2 4 3 1	x D# A# F G A#	hard · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	A# F A# D# G D#	easy · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 11 12 12	– 1 – 2 3 4	x G x F A# D#	hard
2 2 4 1 0 0	2 3 4 1 – –	D# A# F G A# D#	medium
2 x 4 4 x 4	1 – 2 3 – 4	D# x F A# x G	hard
x 7 4 4 7 4	– 2 1 1 3 1	x D# F A# F G	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 5 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x F G D# D# x	hard
x 7 6 9 7 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x D# G D# F D#	medium
x 7 9 11 9 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D# A# F G D#	hard
9 9 9 9 9 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	A# F A# D# G x	easy · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 11 0 0	– 1 – 2 – –	x G x F A# D#	easy

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 C# 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.