Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Dadd9

Add 9

Notes:D · F# · A · E

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dadd9 shapes as text

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