A# 6 Add 9 chord — Drop D
4 voicings · Drop D
Tuning:DADGBE
Fret 7 position
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Chord tones
A#
R
D
+4
F
+7
G
+9
C
+2
A# 6 Add 9 in other tunings
6 Add 9 in other keys — Drop D
A# 6 Add 9 in Drop D — video lessons
About A# 6 Add 9 in Drop D
The A# 6 Add 9 chord contains the notes A#, D, F, G, C. In Drop D tuning (strings: D–A–D–G–B–E), the chord shapes differ from standard tuning because the open string pitches change. Drop D lowers the low E string to D, making power chords and D-root chords easier to play. Diagrams above show all playable shapes in this tuning.