Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dadd9

Add 9

Notes:D · F# · A · E

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 3 1 1	– 1 – 4 2 3	x D F# D E A	medium
3 3 3 3 3 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	A E A D F# x	easy · barre on fret 3
8 5 8 5 6 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	D F# D E A x	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 8 7 6 8	– – 3 2 1 4	x x D F# A E	medium
8 8 0 7 x 8	2 3 – 1 – 4	D A F# F# x E	hard
8 8 12 10 11 8	1 1 4 2 3 1	D A F# A D E	hard · barre on fret 8
x x 10 10 11 10	– – 1 1 2 1	x x E A D F#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 x 1 1	– 1 – – 2 3	x D F# x E A	easy
x 3 3 3 3 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x E A D F# x	easy · barre on fret 3
8 5 8 5 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	D F# D E x x	medium · barre on fret 5
8 x 0 7 6 8	3 – – 2 1 4	D x F# F# A E	hard
8 8 10 7 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	D A E F# x x	medium
8 8 0 10 x 8	1 2 – 4 – 3	D A F# A x E	hard
0 x 10 10 11 10	– – 1 1 2 1	F# x E A D F#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 3 1 x	– 1 – 3 2 –	x D F# D E x	medium
3 3 3 3 3 6	1 1 1 1 1 2	A E A D F# D	medium · barre on fret 3

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.