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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m9

Minor 9

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C# · F

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 0 0 2	1 2 – – – 3	D# A# C# F# A# F	easy
2 2 5 4 3 2	1 1 4 3 2 1	D# A# F# A# C# F	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 7 7 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x D# x C# F F#	hard
4 5 4 0 0 0	1 2 1 – – –	F C# F F# A# D#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F# C# F D#	medium
x 7 9 0 7 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x D# A# F# F C#	medium
0 9 9 9 8 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	C# F A# D# F# D#	medium
0 9 9 0 0 0	– 1 2 – – –	C# F A# F# A# D#	easy
0 10 0 11 12 12	– 1 – 2 3 4	C# F# C# F A# D#	medium
2 2 0 0 3 2	1 2 – – 4 3	D# A# C# F# C# F	medium
5 2 2 4 3 2	4 1 1 3 2 1	F# A# D# A# C# F	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 3	– 4 3 – 1 2	x D# F x C# F#	hard
4 5 5 4 0 0	1 2 3 1 – –	F C# F# A# A# D#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 7 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F# C# F x	medium
0 7 0 0 7 7	– 1 – – 2 3	C# D# C# F# F A#	easy
9 9 0 9 8 0	2 3 – 4 1 –	A# F C# D# F# D#	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 – 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 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 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 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.