D added 9th (Dadd9)
DRoot
F♯Maj 3
APerf 5
E9
Modern and open. Major triad with added 9th, no 7th. Popular in pop, rock, and ambient music.
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How to play it
Dadd9
D added 9th, 2fr
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- A D G B e · 2nd fret
- DRoot
- F♯M3
- AP5
- E9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
D+4 fretsF♯+3 fretsA+7 fretsE
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More D chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D
What Dadd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Dadd9
D added 9th, 2fr
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- A D G B e · 2nd fret
- DRoot
- F♯M3
- AP5
- E9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More D chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D
What Dadd9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root