D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C · E

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 2 3	– – 1 3 1 2	x D A E F# C	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 3	1 1 1 1 1 2	A E A D F# C	easy · barre on fret 2
7 4 x 4 x 3	4 2 – 3 – 1	D F# x E x C	hard
7 4 5 4 0 0	3 1 2 1 – –	D F# C E E A	medium · barre on fret 4
7 0 5 6 5 7	3 – 1 2 1 4	D D C F# A E	medium · barre on fret 5
x 0 7 6 8 7	– – 2 1 4 3	x D D F# C E	medium
7 7 7 0 0 9	1 1 1 – – 2	D A D C E F#	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 9 8 9	– – 2 3 1 4	x D E A C F#	medium
9 0 9 0 0 9	1 – 2 – – 3	E D E C E F#	easy
11 0 11 0 12 12	1 – 2 – 3 4	F# D F# C E A	medium
x 0 5 4 2 0	– – 3 2 1 –	x D C E F# A	medium
x 2 2 2 2 3	– 1 1 1 1 2	x E A D F# C	easy · barre on fret 2
x 4 7 4 x 3	– 2 4 3 – 1	x F# D E x C	hard
7 4 5 4 5 0	4 1 2 1 3 –	D F# C E A A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 5 6 5 7	– – 1 2 1 3	x D C F# A E	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 6 8 7	– – 2 1 4 3	x x D F# C E	medium

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-E-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.