Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dadd9

Add 9

Notes:D · F# · A · E

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 2 0	– – 1 2 1 –	x D A E F# A	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	A E A D F# x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	D F# D E E A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 7 6 5 7	– – 3 2 1 4	x D D F# A E	medium
7 7 7 6 0 0	2 3 4 1 – –	D A D F# E A	medium
7 7 7 9 0 9	1 1 1 2 – 3	D A D A E F#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 9 0 9	1 – 2 3 – 4	E D E A E F#	medium
11 0 11 x 12 12	1 – 2 – 3 4	F# D F# x E A	hard
x 0 2 4 2 x	– – 1 2 1 –	x D A E F# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 2 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x E A D F# x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 5 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	D F# D E A A	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 7 6 5 7	– – 3 2 1 4	x x D F# A E	medium
7 7 7 6 0 x	2 3 4 1 – –	D A D F# E x	medium
7 0 7 9 0 9	1 – 2 3 – 4	D D D A E F#	medium
x 0 9 9 10 9	– – 1 1 2 1	x D E A D F#	easy · barre on fret 9
11 0 11 x 0 0	1 – 2 – – –	F# D F# x E A	easy

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-E-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.