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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m9

Minor 9

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C# · F

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.