D#m9 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

D#m9

Minor 9

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C# · F

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 x 4 4 1 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	D# x F# C# F x	hard
3 x 3 4 2 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	D# x F C# F# x	hard
6 6 3 6 x x	2 3 1 4 – –	F# C# F D# x x	medium
x 8 4 8 x 6	– 3 1 4 – 2	x D# F# F x C#	hard
5 8 x 9 9 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	F D# x F# C# x	hard
6 6 8 8 6 8	1 1 2 3 1 4	F# C# A# F A# D#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 8 8 9 11	– 1 1 1 2 3	x D# A# F C# F#	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 11 9 11 10	– – 3 1 4 2	x x C# F# D# F	medium
x 10 11 x 11 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x F C# x D# F#	hard
5 x 1 4 2 x	4 – 1 3 2 –	F x D# C# F# x	hard
3 6 3 x 2 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	D# C# F x F# x	hard
6 x 3 6 x 6	2 – 1 3 – 4	F# x F D# x C#	hard
5 6 4 6 x x	2 3 1 4 – –	F C# F# D# x x	medium
5 x x 9 9 8	1 – – 3 4 2	F x x F# C# D#	hard
6 8 8 8 6 6	1 2 3 4 1 1	F# D# A# F A# C#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 11 8 9 11	– 1 3 1 2 4	x D# C# F C# F#	medium · barre on fret 8

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 – 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 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 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 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.