Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dadd9

Add 9

Notes:D · F# · A · E

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dadd9 shapes as text

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