Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) 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
3 0 3 0 3 1	2 – 3 – 4 1	D F# D F# D E	medium
3 3 3 3 5 3	1 1 1 1 2 1	D A D A E F#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 0 5 6	– 4 1 – 2 3	x D E F# E A	medium
x 8 x 10 7 6	– 3 – 4 2 1	x D x E F# A	hard
x 8 7 10 7 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x D F# E F# x	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 10 12 10 11	1 1 1 3 1 2	A E A F# A D	medium · barre on fret 10
3 3 3 0 5 x	1 1 1 – 2 –	D A D F# E x	medium · barre on fret 3
3 3 5 3 3 3	1 1 2 1 1 1	D A E A D F#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 0 7 6	– 4 1 – 3 2	x D E F# F# A	medium
x 8 7 10 x 6	– 3 2 4 – 1	x D F# E x A	hard
x 8 7 10 10 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D F# E A x	medium
10 12 10 10 10 11	1 3 1 1 1 2	A F# A E A D	medium · barre on fret 10
3 3 3 0 5 6	1 1 1 – 2 3	D A D F# E A	medium · barre on fret 3
3 3 5 3 5 3	1 1 2 1 3 1	D A E A E F#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 7 0 5 6	– 4 3 – 1 2	x D F# F# E A	medium
x 10 x 8 7 6	– 4 – 3 2 1	x E x D F# A	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 – Open B 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 Open B B-F#-B-F#-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.