r/guitarlessons • u/DiogenesFont • 1d ago

Question Is there a simpler name for this chord?

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u/tele-picker 1d ago

Dm add9

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u/JaleyHoelOsment 1d ago

this is probably the best answer.

i love this chord in zeppelins “ten years gone” and often see it called Dm(add9)/A

nvm OP is playing low E as well my bad

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u/andytagonist I don’t have my guitar handy, but here’s what I would do… 1d ago

Nah—low E is muted (far left of the diagram)

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u/Snap_Ride_Strum 1d ago

this is probably the best answer.

It doesn't take into account the inversion.

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u/stphrtgl43 1d ago

Why is it 9 instead of 2?

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u/King_Moonracer003 1d ago

One octave up

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u/MelodicPaws 1d ago

Nope its because the 3rd is in the chord

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u/Public_Knee6288 1d ago

Thank you for this

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u/Tetragig 1d ago

Aren't stacked 5ths also a 9 chord?

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u/stphrtgl43 1d ago

I know that but why is it used specifically in this chord name?

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u/Esyel_01 1d ago

Octaves don't matter for chords name.

If there's no third, the 2nd takes it's "place" and it becomes sus2, if there's is a third, the 2nd is considered an extension and we call it 9.

Same with the 4th, if there's no third it's sus4 if there's a third it's called 11.

Also whenever you play extension it's implied that you play all previous extensions (for example in C11 you play the 7, the 9 and the 11).

Here we just want the 9 without implying the 7 so we call it "add9". It means just add the 9 and nothing more.

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u/DiogenesFont 1d ago

Thanks very much buddy! I got it, thanks, I'm really playing that chord while singing an F sharp, what do you think? And well I'm playing between that chord and an A major. And when I play the A major I sing the note of F

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u/HillbillyMan 22h ago

Singing an F# over a chord that has an F natural in it is gonna cause a really dissonant sound. Are you sure those are the notes you're singing?

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u/Financial_Rule_3455 1d ago

Trying not to be rude, but am I missing a joke here?

It´s an A with a major 7.

Amaj7

No?

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u/BigDaddySteve999 1d ago

If that fretted shape were shifted one fret down toward the nut.

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u/Programme021 1d ago

it's the same fingering but one fret higher. It's like a A#maj7 without the barre

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u/PupDiogenes 1d ago

Yep! If we're being specific, it's /E but that's the bass player's job!

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u/tele-picker 1d ago

Low E is muted per the diagram

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u/DiogenesFont 1d ago

Yes, it's muted :D I start the strum from the A string.

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u/Programme021 1d ago

/A you mean

It's a Dmadd9/A

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u/MundaneRisk1786 1d ago

Finally! I needed something to do.

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u/Diditanyway 1d ago

Stephen

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u/AudieCowboy 1d ago

Shit is that his name? I've been calling him Todd this whole time, I must look like such an asshole

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u/ColonelRPG 1d ago

That's MISTER Stephen for you!

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u/TheHomesteadTurkey 1d ago

My mother ate fries!

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u/Euphoric_Search_9499 1d ago

A F A D E are the notes, building a chord from each note's perspective

With A as root, 1 4 5 b6 Asus4addb6
With F as root, 1 3 6 7 F6maj7/A
With E as root, 1 4 b7 b9 E7b9sus4/A
With D as root, 1 2 b3 5 Dmadd9/A

Dmadd9/A is probably the simplest, and adding that you're emphasising F/F# with the vocals definitely sounds like a D minor thing to do

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u/Opening_Spite_4062 1d ago

Why would you call the first one add b6 instead of augmented or #5?

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u/Euphoric_Search_9499 1d ago

I don't see a reason to prefer #5 when 5 is also present. Idk. What makes it a raised 5th rather than a flattened 6th?

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u/Opening_Spite_4062 1d ago

No thats probably a fair reason, it just sounded overly complicated, but I did not think about that. Now I actually tried strumming it and it feels lika an augmented chord with a melody note on top to me but that can be very subjective of course.

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u/Euphoric_Search_9499 1d ago

I'm just carrying over the scale alphabet rule of not repeating a letter. My understanding of theory is a bit limited. When to call a note a 2nd vs 9th, or a 5th vs 12th in this case, I'm not too sure. Also unfamiliar with augmented chords in general, other than augmented power chords lol

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u/Opening_Spite_4062 1d ago

Yeah Im sure my interpretation could just be flat out wrong, but I feel like if you dont have the context of a song or arrangement to put a chord like this in it can just be heard and interpreted any way you want to basically

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u/PupDiogenes 1d ago

Those ways of spelling that Dm9/E chord are wild.

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u/Snap_Ride_Strum 1d ago

Dm(add9)/A

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u/DiogenesFont 1d ago

Come on guys, I meant something more simplified haha you made me laugh 😹

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u/PupDiogenes 1d ago

fancy Dm

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u/chouette_jj 1d ago

It's a Dm chord with a 9th and A on the bass

So you can spell it Dm9/A or Dm(add9)/A

To me the nuance is that Dm9 implies a 7th (C) which isn't in the voicing, while Dm(add9) just means play a Dm chord and add a 9th

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u/InternationalLaw8660 1d ago

This is the answer.

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u/Financial_Rule_3455 1d ago

So overcomplicated.

It´s an A with a major 7. So Amaj7

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u/Rothimus 1d ago

There is no major 7. The g string is being played on the second fret, so it’s an A, not G#

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u/Financial_Rule_3455 1d ago

Oh! Sorry. I did miss something obvious. I loved all the fingers ones step down. My bad!!

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u/jedipaul9 1d ago

I had to find this comment to realize I was wrong, too.

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u/vonov129 Music Style! 1d ago

Fmajor13/A

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u/jtyler0 1d ago

It's name is Klemp

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u/Famous_Surround_7973 1d ago

If I'm not mistaken, it's a Fmaj7(add6)/A

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u/Direct-Inflation8041 1d ago

Invert the d chord and move it up a string chord

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u/_StarDust_0 1d ago

What site is this?

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u/Queifjay 1d ago

Led Zeppelin - Ten Years Gone chord.

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u/_alreph 1d ago

Depends on its context

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u/Financial_Rule_3455 1d ago

Amaj7

It´s an A, wIth a major 7?

Or am I missing something obvious?

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u/Dependent_Cherry4114 1d ago

The D and F from AFADE don't fit in a Amaj7 and there's no G#

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u/Recent-Bit840 1d ago

MUSIC IS MY LIFE.

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u/Albertagus 1d ago

Connect 4 is hard enough...

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u/Common_Senze 17h ago

Just call it Doug

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u/Unit27 15h ago

BEATO

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u/delta_mike_hotel 1d ago

This is a plain ol’ vanilla Amaj7

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u/delta_mike_hotel 1d ago

Oops … that’s the 3rd fret, not 2nd. My bad.

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u/Far-Construction-155 4h ago

Fmaj13, Dm(add9) or Asus(b6)