D#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#9

Dominant 9

Notes:D# · G · A# · C# · F

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Fingerings (16)

D#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 3 0 2 3	2 – 3 – 1 4	D# G F G C# F	medium
3 x 3 x 2 5	2 – 3 – 1 4	D# x F x C# G	hard
3 3 3 6 4 5	1 1 1 4 2 3	D# A# F C# D# G	medium · barre on fret 3
5 0 5 6 4 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	F G G C# D# x	medium
x 8 5 6 6 5	– 4 1 2 3 1	x D# G C# F G	medium · barre on fret 5
7 6 8 8 6 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G C# A# D# F x	medium · barre on fret 6
7 8 11 10 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	G D# C# F x x	hard
x 8 8 10 8 11	– 1 1 2 1 3	x D# A# F G C#	medium · barre on fret 8
3 0 3 0 2 x	2 – 3 – 1 –	D# G F G C# x	easy
3 x 5 x 2 3	2 – 4 – 1 3	D# x G x C# F	hard
3 3 3 6 6 5	1 1 1 3 4 2	D# A# F C# F G	medium · barre on fret 3
5 6 5 0 4 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	F C# G G D# x	medium
x 8 5 6 6 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x D# G C# F x	medium
7 6 x 8 6 x	3 1 – 4 2 –	G C# x D# F x	hard
7 10 11 8 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	G F C# D# x x	hard
x 8 11 10 8 8	– 1 3 2 1 1	x D# C# F G A#	medium · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes D#, G, A#, C#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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#9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
3	4	G
5	7	A#
♭7	10	C#
9	14	F

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+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#m9 D#5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See D#9 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 CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the D#9 chord?

D#9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes D#, G, 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.