Dm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm9

Minor 9

Notes:D · F · A · C · E

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 3 3 3 3	2 – 1 1 1 1	D E C F A D	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 2 6 6	– – 2 1 3 4	x x D E C F	hard
5 5 3 3 3 5	2 3 1 1 1 4	D A C F A E	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 8 7 6 5	1 1 4 3 2 1	D A F A C E	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 0 6 6	– – 3 – 1 2	x x E D C F	easy
7 8 8 7 8 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	E C F A D x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 10 8 10 10 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D F C E x	medium
5 0 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	D E C F A E	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x x 2 6 6	2 – – 1 3 4	D x x E C F	hard
5 x 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	D x C F A E	hard · barre on fret 3
5 0 5 0 6 6	1 – 2 – 3 4	D E D D C F	medium
x 10 7 0 6 6	– 4 3 – 1 2	x D E D C F	hard
x 10 7 10 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D E C F x	hard
8 8 8 0 10 10	1 1 1 – 2 3	F C F D E A	medium · barre on fret 8
5 0 3 3 3 x	2 – 1 1 1 –	D E C F A x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x 3 2 x 6	3 – 2 1 – 4	D x C E x F	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes D, F, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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 Dm9 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	E

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 D5

Other roots

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

See Dm9 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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

What notes make up the Dm9 chord?

Dm9 is a Minor 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.