D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

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
0 2 2 2 0 4	– 1 1 1 – 2	D A E A C F#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 5 2 4	1 1 1 3 1 2	E A E C D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
0 5 4 5 4 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	D C F# C E D	easy · barre on fret 4
0 5 0 9 6 7	– 1 – 4 2 3	D C D E F# A	hard
0 7 0 9 6 10	– 2 – 3 1 4	D D D E F# C	hard
0 9 7 11 0 7	– 3 1 4 – 2	D E A F# C A	hard
0 9 10 11 9 10	– 1 2 4 1 3	D E C F# A C	medium · barre on fret 9
0 2 4 2 0 2	– 1 4 2 – 3	D A F# A C E	medium
2 2 4 5 2 2	1 1 2 3 1 1	E A F# C D E	medium · barre on fret 2
0 5 4 5 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	D C F# C E F#	easy · barre on fret 4
0 5 7 9 6 0	– 1 3 4 2 –	D C A E F# D	hard
0 7 10 9 6 0	– 2 4 3 1 –	D D C E F# D	hard
0 9 7 11 0 10	– 2 1 4 – 3	D E A F# C C	hard
0 9 10 11 9 0	– 1 2 3 1 –	D E C F# A D	medium · barre on fret 9
0 2 2 5 2 4	– 1 1 3 1 2	D A E C D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 4 5 2 4	1 1 2 4 1 3	E A F# C D F#	medium · barre on fret 2

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 – G Modal 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 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 G Modal D-G-D-G-C-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.