D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C · E

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes D, F#, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C# 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
3	4	F#
5	7	A
♭7	10	C
9	14	E

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See D9 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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 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.