D# Add 9 Guitar Chord (D#add9)

D# Add 9 (D#add9) is built from D#, F##, A#, E#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 9M formula measured from the root D#. This entry documents the notes and intervals; no playable fingerings are catalogued yet.

Major
Notes: D# · F## · A# · E#Intervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 9M

Fingerings for D#add9

No playable fingering is catalogued for D#add9 yet. The notes and intervals below still tell you what the chord is made of.

Notes in D#add9

  • D#1P
  • F##3M
  • A#5P
  • E#9M

How to play D#add9

D# Add 9 Guitar Chord (D#add9) is bright and resolved, the default sound of Western harmony.

Beginner tip

Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.

Practice idea

Loop it with the IV and V chords of the same key to hear how it functions as the tonic.

D#add9 FAQ

What notes are in D# Add 9?
D# Add 9 (D#add9) contains D#, F##, A#, E#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 9M above the root D#.
Is D#add9 hard for beginners?
D#add9 is catalogued for reference. Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.