D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C · E

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 1 4 1 3 1	2 1 4 1 3 1	D F# E F# C F#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 4 6 4 5 7	1 1 3 1 2 4	E A F# A D C	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 7 7 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x D F# C E x	medium
x 9 x 7 9 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	x D x C F# E	hard
x 9 12 9 9 11	– 1 3 1 1 2	x D C D F# E	medium · barre on fret 9
2 1 4 1 3 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	D F# E F# C x	medium · barre on fret 1
4 4 6 7 5 4	1 1 3 4 2 1	E A F# C D A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 x 7 7	– 4 1 – 2 3	x D F# x E C	hard
x 9 x 11 9 7	– 2 – 4 3 1	x D x E F# C	hard
x 9 12 11 9 9	– 1 3 2 1 1	x D C E F# D	medium · barre on fret 9
2 x 4 1 3 1	2 – 4 1 3 1	D x E F# C F#	hard · barre on fret 1
4 7 6 4 5 4	1 4 3 1 2 1	E C F# A D A	medium · barre on fret 4
6 7 6 9 7 x	1 2 1 4 3 –	F# C F# D E x	medium · barre on fret 6
0 7 0 9 9 11	– 1 – 2 3 4	C C C D F# E	hard
x 9 12 11 9 11	– 1 4 2 1 3	x D C E F# E	medium · barre on fret 9
2 x 4 1 3 x	2 – 4 1 3 –	D x E F# C 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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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.