D add9 Chord on Classical Guitar
Play D add9 on Classical Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D add9 chord is an added-ninth chord that layers in a ninth without the seventh for an open, modern sound. It is built from the notes D, E, F#, A. This page shows how to play D add9 on Classical Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the A, D and E strings open and takes the rest at fret 2, reaching across 2 frets. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from F#2 up to E4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 5.
It has nylon strings on a wider, flatter neck than a steel-string guitar, which is why it is played fingerstyle rather than with a pick.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.