Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

in Plus 1 (F) (F-A#-D#-G#-C-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
x 4 1 1 2 1	– 3 1 1 2 1	x D E A D F#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 6 2 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x E F# D D x	hard
x 4 3 x 4 4	– 2 1 – 3 4	x D F# x E A	hard
x 4 6 8 6 4	– 1 2 4 3 1	x D A E F# A	hard · barre on fret 4
9 6 6 6 6 9	2 1 1 1 1 3	D E A D F# D	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 11 8 9 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	D F# D E A x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 11 10 9 11	– – 3 2 1 4	x x D F# A E	medium
x x 11 10 x 11	– – 2 1 – 3	x x D F# x E	easy
x 4 1 1 4 1	– 2 1 1 3 1	x D E A E F#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 x 2 4	– 4 2 – 1 3	x E F# x D A	hard
x 4 3 6 4 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x D F# D E x	medium
x 4 6 8 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D A E F# x	hard
9 6 6 8 6 9	3 1 1 2 1 4	D E A E F# D	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 11 8 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	D F# D E x x	medium · barre on fret 8
9 x x 10 9 11	1 – – 3 2 4	D x x F# A E	hard
11 11 11 10 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	E A D F# x x	medium

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 – Plus 1 (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#Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F Drop D D-A-D-G-B-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.