D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

○○○○21EADACF#
D9
Dominant 9
Notes:D · F# · A · C · E
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDACEF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 2 0 1– – – 2 – 1E A D A C F#easy
2 3 2 2 2 x1 2 1 1 1 –F# C E A D xeasy · barre on fret 2
x 3 4 7 4 x– 1 2 4 3 –x C F# D E xhard
x 5 4 5 4 4– 2 1 3 1 1x D F# C E Aeasy · barre on fret 4
x 7 0 5 6 7– 3 – 1 2 4x E D C F# Cmedium
x 7 0 7 6 7– 2 – 3 1 4x E D D F# Cmedium
x 9 0 9 9 7– 2 – 3 4 1x F# D E A Cmedium
8 9 0 9 9 x1 2 – 3 4 –C F# D E A xmedium
10 9 10 9 9 92 1 3 1 1 1D F# C E A Deasy · barre on fret 9
10 12 10 11 0 111 4 1 2 – 3D A C F# C Emedium · barre on fret 10
12 12 0 11 12 112 3 – 1 4 1E A D F# C Emedium · barre on fret 11
x 5 2 2 0 1– 4 2 3 – 1x D E A C F#hard
2 3 2 2 2 41 2 1 1 1 3F# C E A D Amedium · barre on fret 2
x 5 4 5 4 x– 2 1 3 1 –x D F# C E xeasy · barre on fret 4
x 7 0 5 6 x– 3 – 1 2 –x E D C F# xmedium
x 7 0 9 6 7– 2 – 4 1 3x E D E F# Cmedium

The D9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes D, F#, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
34F#
57A
♭710C
914E

More D chords

Other roots

See D9 in another tuning

What notes make up the D9 chord?

D9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes D, F#, A, C, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.