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

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m9

Minor 9

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C# · F

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 4 3 2 1	1 1 4 3 2 1	D# A# F# A# C# F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 x 6 6 2	– 2 – 3 4 1	x D# x C# F F#	hard
3 4 4 3 4 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	F C# F# A# D# x	medium · barre on fret 3
x 6 4 6 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F# C# F x	medium
x 6 x 10 7 9	– 1 – 4 2 3	x D# x F F# C#	hard
x 8 x 8 7 9	– 2 – 3 1 4	x F x D# F# C#	hard
x 8 11 11 x 11	– 1 2 3 – 4	x F C# F# x D#	hard
x 9 11 10 x 11	– 1 3 2 – 4	x F# C# F x D#	hard
4 1 1 3 2 1	4 1 1 3 2 1	F# A# D# A# C# F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 x 2 2	– 4 3 – 1 2	x D# F x C# F#	hard
x 6 3 6 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F C# F# x	hard
4 6 4 6 6 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	F# D# F# C# F x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 8 6 9	– 3 – 2 1 4	x F# x D# F C#	hard
x x 11 10 7 11	– – 3 2 1 4	x x C# F F# D#	hard
11 8 x 11 x 11	2 1 – 3 – 4	C# F x F# x D#	hard
11 9 x 10 x 11	3 1 – 2 – 4	C# F# x F x D#	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 D 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 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.