Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG)

DM(add9)D Major Added 9th

ERoot
G♯tone
Btone
F♯tone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 3  ·  Notes E · G♯ · B · F♯

How to play it

DM(add9) fingering positions

Drop D (DADG), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

D Major Added 9th guitar chord — 11th position (12 12 14 11) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)
Read it as tab

DM(add9) guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

D Major Added 9th guitar tab — 11th position (12 12 14 11) in Drop D (DADG)
Sound

How DM(add9) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · 3
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