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Fig. 1 · Dadd9 on the keyboard

piano chord

Dadd9

D1F♯3A5E9

A major triad with a ninth added and no seventh — which is what tells it apart from a ninth chord.

on guitaron ukulelethe scale

What is true of it

Dadd9 is D, F♯, A and E — 1, 3, 5 and 9 counted from D.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 4, the 5 goes first, in that order.

D in other shapes

D9dominant ninthDmaj9major ninthDm9minor ninthDmajorDmminorDdimdiminished

Cadd9C♯add9D♭add9D♯add9E♭add9Eadd9Fadd9F♯add9all 374