Guitar chord · Sixths & added
D♯ added 9th chord on guitar
x65066 · 5th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play D♯add9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A major triad with extra sparkle from the added 9th.
- Notes
- D♯F𝄪A♯E♯
- Formula
- 1359
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 5th fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 6th fret, middle finger (2) D♯
- 4th string (D): 5th fret, index finger (1) F𝄪
- 3rd string (G): play open F𝄪
- 2nd string (B): 6th fret, ring finger (3) E♯
- 1st string (high E): 6th fret, pinky finger (4) A♯
Tablature
e|--6---| B|--6---| G|--0---| D|--5---| A|--6---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D♯add9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing D♯add9 on guitar
On guitar, the usual D♯add9 shape is x65066 at the 5th fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other added 9th chords. Don’t strum the low E string.
Notice the F𝄪 in D♯add9 (D♯ F𝄪 A♯ E♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A–E), so the major 3rd has to be written F𝄪 rather than G — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
