Dadd9(no 3rd) – add9 (no 3rd) chords can be used in place of major or minor chords but are a bit more ambiguous – I use them all the time!
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This chord is a Dsus2 as you are replacing the 3rd of the chord (F#) which gives the chord its major/minor sound with the 2nd (E). You don’t have to say omit 3 as it is understood in a suspended chord you are replacing a note with a note above it (or below it in this case). This is compared to the add9 chord where you keep the 3rd and add the 9 (which is the 2 an octave above).
Thanks for picking this up. Tim initially posted this as an omit5 chord in error. There are two fifths in here so he did mean no 3rd – just probably had a sleepless night! We’ve now corrected the original post.
As regards sus2 vs. add9 as a name it does slighty depend on your chord theology but as I understand it a sus2 would be the 1, 2 and 5, but the 2nd would have to be within the octave of where the bass note starts. (the same with a sus4 too) In this case the 2nd is added above the octave therefore denoting it to be an add9 instead.
Andy,
You are absolutely right in reference to you comment above. It would be add9 omit 3.
Thank you for clarifying the positions. Sometimes it helps to know exactly where to begin counting for the the 9ths and 13ths. And the tip about the 2 in the same octave as the bass note, I hadn’t heard before. Thank you for clarifying.