D add9 Chord on Tenor Guitar
Play D add9 on Tenor 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 Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the D string open and takes the rest at fret 6, reaching across 2 frets. D falls on the G string. It sounds from F#3 up to E5.
It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.
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.