Dadd9 chord on piano
D added 9th: D · F♯ · A · E. It sounds shimmer on top of a plain major: the film-score and ballad favourite.
NotesD F♯ A E
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: D — finger 1 · F♯ — finger 2 · A — finger 3 · E — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootD – F♯ – A – E
- 1stF♯ – A – E – D
- 2ndA – E – D – F♯
- 3rdE – D – F♯ – A