Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dadd9

Add 9

Notes:D · F# · A · E

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 0 3 0	– 2 1 – 3 –	x D F# A E F#	easy
x 3 2 x 3 3	– 2 1 – 3 4	x D F# x E A	hard
x 3 5 7 5 3	– 1 2 4 3 1	x D A E F# A	hard · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 5 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	A E A D F# F#	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 10 7 8 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	D F# D E A F#	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 9 8 0	3 4 – 2 1 –	D A E F# A F#	medium
10 10 0 9 x x	2 3 – 1 – –	D A E F# x x	easy
10 10 0 0 x 0	1 2 – – – –	D A E A x F#	easy
x 3 0 0 1 0	– 2 – – 1 –	x D E A D F#	medium
x 3 2 5 3 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x D F# D E x	medium
x 3 5 7 5 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D A E F# x	hard
5 5 5 5 5 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	A E A D F# x	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 10 7 8 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	D F# D E A x	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 9 8 x	3 4 – 2 1 –	D A E F# A x	medium
10 10 0 9 x 10	2 3 – 1 – 4	D A E F# x E	hard
10 10 0 12 x 12	1 2 – 3 – 4	D A E A x F#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes D, F#, A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

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

See Dadd9 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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 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.