Dm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm9

Minor 9

Notes:D · F · A · C · E

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 2 2 2 3	– 1 1 1 1 2	D A E A C F	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 5 4 3	1 1 1 4 3 2	E A E C D F	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 3 5 6 3	– 4 1 2 3 1	x D F C E F	hard · barre on fret 3
0 5 0 9 7 7	– 1 – 4 2 3	D C D E F A	hard
0 7 0 10 6 10	– 2 – 3 1 4	D D D F E C	hard
0 7 7 9 7 10	– 1 1 2 1 3	D D A E F C	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 0 10 11 10	– 1 – 2 4 3	D E D F A C	medium
0 2 3 2 2 2	– 1 2 1 1 1	D A F A C E	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 3 5 4 2	1 1 2 4 3 1	E A F C D E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 3 5 6 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x D F C E x	hard
0 5 7 9 7 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	D C A E F D	hard
0 7 10 10 6 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	D D C F E D	hard
0 7 10 9 7 7	– 1 3 2 1 1	D D C E F A	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 10 10 11 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	D E C F A D	medium
0 2 2 5 2 3	– 1 1 3 1 2	D A E C C F	medium · barre on fret 2
2 5 2 2 4 3	1 4 1 1 3 2	E C E A D F	medium · barre on fret 2

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 Gm 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-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.