Dbadd9 chord

Dbadd9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Dbadd9 is equivalent to C sharp added 9th. Dbadd9 can be seen as a Db triad with an added ninth (Eb) and is comparable to Dbadd2. It is usually played as one of the possible movable shapes.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth and major ninth intervals. Notice that the seventh isn't included and also that the fifth sometimes can be omitted.

Chord name

Dbadd9 is an abbreviation for D flat added ninth.

Notes

The notes that the Dbadd9 chord consists of are Db, F, Ab and Eb.

Try it in a chord progression

Abadd9 - Gbmaj7 - Dbadd9

Inversions

1st inversion: Dbadd9/F (means that F is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Dbadd9/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Dbadd9/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).

Omissions

Dbadd9(no5) is a Db added 9th with no fifth (Ab).


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