How to Play Dadd9 on Piano

The D Add 9 chord sounds bright and open. It stacks 4 notes: D – F# – A – E.

A plain major triad with a ninth added and no seventh. The gap where the seventh would be is what keeps it sounding clear rather than jazzy.

Notes in Dadd9

NoteIntervalFinger
DD4Root1
F#F#4Major 3rd2
AA4Perfect 5th3
EE5Major 9th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on D. Use finger 2 on F#, finger 3 on A, and finger 5 on E.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (F#) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Add 9 Chords

Cadd9
C – E – G – D
Dbadd9
Db – F – Ab – Eb
Ebadd9
Eb – G – Bb – F
Eadd9
E – G# – B – F#
Fadd9
F – A – C – G
F#add9
F# – A# – C# – G#
Gadd9
G – B – D – A
Abadd9
Ab – C – Eb – Bb
Aadd9
A – C# – E – B
Bbadd9
Bb – D – F – C
Badd9
B – D# – F# – C#

Other D Chords

D6
D – F# – A – B
D7
D – F# – A – C
D9
D – F# – A – C – E
D
D – F# – A
Dm
D – F – A
Dmaj7
D – F# – A – C#
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Ddim
D – F – Ab
Daug
D – F# – A#
Dsus2
D – E – A
Dsus4
D – G – A
Ddim7
D – F – Ab – Cb
Dm6
D – F – A – B