D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) 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
x 1 0 1 1 1	– 1 – 2 3 4	x D F# C E A	medium
3 3 3 3 3 4	1 1 1 1 1 2	A E A D F# C	easy · barre on fret 3
8 x 0 5 6 4	4 – – 2 3 1	D x F# E A C	hard
8 5 6 5 6 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	D F# C E A x	medium · barre on fret 5
8 x 6 7 6 8	3 – 1 2 1 4	D x C F# A E	hard · barre on fret 6
x x 8 7 9 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x D F# C E	medium
8 8 12 10 9 8	1 1 4 3 2 1	D A F# A C E	hard · barre on fret 8
10 11 10 10 11 10	1 2 1 1 3 1	E C E A D F#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 1 1 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x D F# C E x	easy
x 3 3 3 3 4	– 1 1 1 1 2	x E A D F# C	easy · barre on fret 3
8 8 0 5 x 4	3 4 – 2 – 1	D A F# E x C	hard
8 5 6 5 x x	3 1 2 1 – –	D F# C E x x	medium · barre on fret 5
8 x 6 7 x 8	3 – 1 2 – 4	D x C F# x E	hard
8 x 0 7 9 8	2 – – 1 4 3	D x F# F# C E	hard
8 8 0 x 9 8	1 2 – – 4 3	D A F# x C E	hard
0 11 10 10 11 10	– 2 1 1 3 1	F# C E A D F#	easy · 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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.