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

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

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