Dm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm9

Minor 9

Notes:D · F · A · C · E

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes D, F, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Dm 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 Dm9 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	E

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 D5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Dm9 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 Dm 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 Dm9 chord?

Dm9 is a Minor 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.