Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dadd9

Add 9

Notes:D · F# · A · E

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dadd9 shapes as text

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

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-E 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.