SixFret

Chord Charts › Dbadd9

Dbadd9 chord on guitar

Dbadd9 is a added ninth chord: shimmering and modern. It is built from Db, F, Ab and Eb (formula 1 3 5 9). An add9 is a major chord with the ninth on top and no seventh, common in pop and worship music. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x41121.

×
x 4 1 1 2 1
6
9 6 6 6 6 9
9××
x x 11 10 9 11

Dbadd9 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Barre at fret 1: x41121. Mute the low E string, barre fret 1 from the D to the high E string.
  2. Barre at fret 6: 966669. Barre fret 6 from the A to the B string.
  3. Fret 9: x-x-11-10-9-11. Mute the low E and A strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Dbadd9 chord?
Dbadd9 is made of Db, F, Ab and Eb: the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and major 2nd above Db.
What is the easiest way to play Dbadd9?
Play x41121 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, barre fret 1 from the D to the high E string.

Also try: Db Major · C# Minor · Db7 · Dbmaj7 · Chord Charts