How to Play Dbadd9 on Piano

The Db Add 9 chord sounds bright and open. It stacks 4 notes: Db – F – Ab – Eb.

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 Dbadd9

NoteIntervalFinger
DbDb4Root1
FF4Major 3rd2
AbAb4Perfect 5th3
EbEb5Major 9th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on Db. Use finger 2 on F, finger 3 on Ab, and finger 5 on Eb.

Where it sits

3 notes of this chord (Db, Ab, Eb) are 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
Dadd9
D – F# – A – E
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 Db Chords

Db6
Db – F – Ab – Bb
Db7
Db – F – Ab – Cb
Db9
Db – F – Ab – Cb – Eb
Db
Db – F – Ab
Dbmaj7
Db – F – Ab – C
Dbaug
Db – F – A
Dbsus2
Db – Eb – Ab
Dbsus4
Db – Gb – Ab