D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C · E

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D9 shapes as text

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

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.