D#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m9

Minor 9

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C# · F

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Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 6 3 6 6 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F C# F# F	medium
2 4 3 x 3 x	1 4 2 – 3 –	F# C# F x D# x	hard
x 6 3 6 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F C# F# x	medium
x 6 4 6 5 0	– 3 1 4 2 –	x D# F# C# F F	medium
9 9 x 8 5 0	3 4 – 2 1 –	C# F# x D# F F	hard
x 6 8 6 6 0	– 1 2 1 1 –	x D# A# C# F# F	medium · barre on fret 6
11 8 8 11 10 8	3 1 1 4 2 1	D# F A# F# A# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
11 9 11 10 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	D# F# C# F x x	medium
11 x 11 11 10 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	D# x C# F# A# F	hard
11 x 11 11 x 0	1 – 2 3 – –	D# x C# F# x F	easy
x 6 4 6 3 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	x D# F# C# D# F	medium
2 6 3 6 x x	1 3 2 4 – –	F# D# F C# x x	hard
x 6 4 6 6 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F# C# F# F	medium
x 9 x 8 5 8	– 4 – 2 1 3	x F# x D# F C#	hard
x 6 8 10 6 8	– 1 2 4 1 3	x D# A# F F# C#	hard · barre on fret 6
11 8 11 11 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	D# F C# F# x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#m9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes D#, F#, A#, C#, F. 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 D#m9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
♭3	3	F#
5	7	A#
♭7	10	C#
9	14	F

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#maj9 D#5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See D#m9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the D#m9 chord?

D#m9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes D#, F#, A#, C#, F.

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.