D#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m9

Minor 9

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C# · F

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

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

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.