D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C · E

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 0 3 2	– – 1 – 3 2	x x D E C F#	medium
x 5 3 2 3 2	– 4 2 1 3 1	x D E F# C F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 5 5 7 8	– 1 1 1 2 3	x D F# A E C	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 11 0 9 0	3 1 4 – 2 –	D E C E F# E	hard
10 9 8 0 0 8	4 3 1 – – 2	D F# A E A C	medium
10 9 11 10 9 0	2 1 4 3 1 –	D F# C D F# E	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 1 2 3 0	– – 1 2 3 –	x x D F# C E	medium
x 5 3 2 3 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x D E F# C x	medium
x 5 5 8 7 5	– 1 1 3 2 1	x D F# C E A	medium · barre on fret 5
10 9 11 0 7 0	3 2 4 – 1 –	D F# C E E E	hard
10 9 8 8 0 0	4 3 1 2 – –	D F# A C A E	medium
10 9 11 0 0 10	2 1 4 – – 3	D F# C E A D	medium
x 5 5 0 3 5	– 2 3 – 1 4	x D F# E C A	medium
x 5 3 x 3 2	– 4 2 – 3 1	x D E x C F#	hard
x 5 5 8 5 0	– 1 1 2 1 –	x D F# C D E	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 11 0 9 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	D E C E F# x	hard

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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.