D#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m9

Minor 9

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C# · F

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 0 2 2 2 4	2 – 1 1 1 3	D# F# C# F# A# F	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 2 2 2 4	2 3 1 1 1 4	D# A# C# F# A# F	medium · barre on fret 2
4 0 6 6 5 0	1 – 3 4 2 –	D# F# F A# C# C#	medium
x 9 x 9 9 5	– 2 – 3 4 1	x D# x C# F F#	hard
x 9 7 6 9 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x D# F# A# F C#	medium
x 9 7 9 9 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F# C# F C#	medium
11 0 11 11 9 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	A# F# A# D# F C#	medium
x 11 11 11 10 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x F A# D# F# C#	medium
4 0 2 1 2 0	4 – 2 1 3 –	D# F# C# F A# C#	medium
4 x 2 2 2 4	2 – 1 1 1 3	D# x C# F# A# F	hard · barre on fret 2
4 4 7 6 5 4	1 1 4 3 2 1	D# A# F# A# C# F	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 x 5 5	– 4 3 – 1 2	x D# F x C# F#	hard
6 7 7 6 7 0	1 2 3 1 4 –	F C# F# A# D# C#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 7 9 9 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F# C# F x	medium
x 0 11 11 9 0	– – 2 3 1 –	x F# A# D# F C#	medium
11 11 x 11 10 0	2 3 – 4 1 –	A# F x D# F# C#	hard

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 – Drop B 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 Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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 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.