Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dadd9

Add 9

Notes:D · F# · A · E

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dadd9 shapes as text

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

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.