D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C · E

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 4 0 0 5	1 2 3 – – 4	D A F# A E C	medium
2 2 2 3 2 2	1 1 1 2 1 1	D A E C F# A	easy · barre on fret 2
4 7 4 3 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	E D F# C x x	hard
x 7 4 0 0 5	– 3 1 – – 2	x D F# A E C	medium
x 7 7 9 0 5	– 2 3 4 – 1	x D A F# E C	hard
6 7 0 7 8 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	F# D D E C x	medium
x 7 0 9 8 9	– 1 – 3 2 4	x D D F# C E	medium
x 9 0 9 8 9	– 2 – 3 1 4	x E D F# C E	medium
9 9 10 9 10 9	1 1 2 1 3 1	A E C F# D E	easy · barre on fret 9
0 11 12 12 12 11	– 1 2 3 4 1	C F# D A E F#	medium · barre on fret 11
2 5 4 0 0 2	1 4 3 – – 2	D C F# A E A	medium
2 2 2 3 2 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	D A E C F# x	easy · barre on fret 2
4 x 4 3 x 7	2 – 3 1 – 4	E x F# C x D	hard
x 7 4 5 0 5	– 4 1 2 – 3	x D F# D E C	medium
x 9 0 9 5 5	– 3 – 4 1 2	x E D F# A C	hard
6 7 0 0 8 9	1 2 – – 3 4	F# D D A 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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.