Dadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

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
0 2 2 1 0 2	– 2 3 1 – 4	D A D F# A E	medium
2 2 2 4 5 4	1 1 1 2 4 3	E A D A D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
0 7 4 4 5 4	– 3 1 1 2 1	D D E A D F#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 9 6 9 5 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	D E F# D D D	hard
0 7 6 x 7 7	– 2 1 – 3 4	D D F# x E A	hard
0 7 9 11 9 7	– 1 2 4 3 1	D D A E F# A	hard · barre on fret 7
0 9 9 9 9 0	– 1 1 1 1 –	D E A D F# D	easy · barre on fret 9
0 11 x 11 12 12	– 1 – 2 3 4	D F# x E A D	hard
0 2 4 4 0 4	– 1 2 3 – 4	D A E A A F#	medium
4 2 2 4 5 2	2 1 1 3 4 1	F# A D A D E	medium · barre on fret 2
0 7 4 4 7 4	– 2 1 1 3 1	D D E A E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 9 6 9 5 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	D E F# D D x	hard
0 9 6 9 0 7	– 3 1 4 – 2	D E F# D A A	medium
x 7 9 11 9 7	– 1 2 4 3 1	x D A E F# A	hard · barre on fret 7
0 9 9 9 9 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	D E A D F# x	easy · barre on fret 9
12 11 x 11 0 12	3 1 – 2 – 4	D F# x E A D	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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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 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.