How do you play the D 5(add9) chord?

To play the D 5(add9) chord on piano, press the following keys simultaneously: D (Perfect unison), A (Perfect fifth) and E (Major ninth). Find these notes on the piano keyboard and press them all at the same time to sound the D 5(add9) chord.

What notes are in the D 5(add9) chord?

The D 5(add9) chord consists of 3 notes: D, A and E. These notes together form the D 5(add9) chord.

What intervals make up the D 5(add9) chord?

The D 5(add9) chord contains the following intervals from its root note (D): D (Perfect unison), A (Perfect fifth) and E (Major ninth).

D 5(add9)

The D 5(add9) chord consists of the D (Perfect unison), A (Perfect fifth) and E (Major ninth) notes.

How to play the D 5(add9) chord

Find D (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add A (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above D
Add E (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above D
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the D 5(add9) chord

Inversions with same root

D sus2

Related chords with different root

E 11(sus4)
A sus4

Related slash chords

A 5/D