D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C · E

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Fingerings (16)

D9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 3 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x D E C E F#	easy
x 3 2 3 3 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D F# C E x	medium
x 3 x 7 5 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x D x E F# C	hard
5 5 5 5 5 6	1 1 1 1 1 2	A E A D F# C	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 0 8 6	4 2 – – 3 1	D F# E A A C	hard
10 7 8 7 8 0	4 1 2 1 3 –	D F# C E A F#	medium · barre on fret 7
10 x 8 9 8 10	3 – 1 2 1 4	D x C F# A E	hard · barre on fret 8
10 10 0 9 11 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	D A E F# C F#	medium
10 10 0 0 11 0	1 2 – – 3 –	D A E A C F#	easy
x 3 2 3 3 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D F# C E F#	medium
2 3 2 3 3 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	F# D F# C E x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 5 3 6	– 4 – 2 1 3	x F# x D E C	hard
0 5 5 5 5 6	– 1 1 1 1 2	E E A D F# C	easy · barre on fret 5
10 x 0 9 8 6	4 – – 3 2 1	D x E F# A C	hard
10 7 8 7 8 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	D F# C E A x	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 8 9 8 8	– 3 1 2 1 1	E A C F# A D	medium · barre on fret 8

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.