Dm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm9

Minor 9

Notes:D · F · A · C · E

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dm9 chord (Minor 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 Dm9 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	E

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 D5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Dm9 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 Dm9 chord?

Dm9 is a Minor 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.