Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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
1 0 2 2 2 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	F# A D A D E	medium
x x 2 2 4 2	– – 1 1 2 1	x x D A E F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 4 7 6 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x D E D F# E	medium
x 5 6 7 6 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D F# D F# E	medium
9 7 6 7 6 0	4 2 1 3 1 –	D E F# D F# E	medium · barre on fret 6
9 9 x 7 9 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	D F# x D A E	hard
9 9 9 9 9 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	D F# A E A E	easy · barre on fret 9
11 0 x 11 x 10	2 – – 3 – 1	E A x F# x D	easy
x 5 2 2 6 0	– 3 1 2 4 –	x D D A F# E	hard
x 5 2 2 4 2	– 3 1 1 2 1	x D D A E F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 6 7 4 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x D F# D E E	medium
x 5 6 9 6 5	– 1 2 4 3 1	x D F# E F# A	hard · barre on fret 5
9 7 6 9 6 0	3 2 1 4 1 –	D E F# E F# E	medium · barre on fret 6
9 9 9 7 x 0	2 3 4 1 – –	D F# A D x E	hard
9 9 9 9 9 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	D F# A E A x	easy · barre on fret 9
11 12 x 11 x 10	2 4 – 3 – 1	E A x F# x D	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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.