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Dadd9

Character: shimmering

  1. DRtriad
  2. F♯3triad
  3. A5triad
  4. E9add
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Voicings

4 ways to play Dadd9

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion Dadd9/F♯
1 2 3 4 5 9 R 5 3

Frets x x 4 2 3 0Notes F♯ A D EIntervals 3 5 1 9Base triadD major, 1st inversion

The 9th gets a string of its own.

CC shape Root position Dadd9
1 2 3 4 5 9 5 3 R 3

Frets x 5 4 2 5 2Notes D F♯ A EIntervals 1 3 5 9Base triadD major, root position

The 9th gets a string of its own.

GG shape Root position Dadd9
7 8 9 10 9 5 3 R R 3

Frets 10 9 7 9 7 10Notes D F♯ A EIntervals 1 3 5 9Base triadD major, root position

The 9th gets a string of its own.

EE shape Root position Dadd9
10 11 12 13 9 5 3 R 5 R

Frets 10 12 12 11 10 12Notes D F♯ A EIntervals 1 3 5 9Base triadD major, root position

The 9th gets a string of its own.

The rules

The construction rules Dadd9 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. No 7th, no stack

    6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

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Dadd9 chord questions

What notes are in Dadd9?

Dadd9 is spelled D F♯ A E: D is the root, F♯ is the 3rd, A is the 5th, E is the 9th.

What is the formula of Dadd9?

1 3 5 9. It is a D major triad with the 9th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play Dadd9 on guitar?

This page shows 4 voicings of Dadd9, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.