D#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 2 (F#)

in Plus 2 (F#) (F#-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m9

Minor 9

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C# · F

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 1 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	x D# F A# C# F#	medium
x 4 2 4 4 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F# C# F x	medium
x 4 6 4 4 0	– 1 2 1 1 –	x D# A# C# F F#	medium · barre on fret 4
9 x 9 8 5 0	3 – 4 2 1 –	D# x C# F F# F#	hard
9 6 9 6 9 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	D# F C# D# A# F#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 7 9 8 0 0	3 1 4 2 – –	D# F# C# F C# F#	medium
9 x 9 8 9 0	2 – 3 1 4 –	D# x C# F A# F#	hard
9 11 9 9 9 11	1 2 1 1 1 3	D# A# C# F# A# F	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 12 12	1 1 1 – 2 3	F A# D# x C# F#	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 2 4 4 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F# C# F F#	medium
x 6 2 4 2 4	– 4 1 2 1 3	x F F# C# D# A#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 4 4 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x D# x C# F F#	easy
9 6 9 x 5 0	3 2 4 – 1 –	D# F C# x F# F#	hard
9 6 6 6 0 0	2 1 1 1 – –	D# F A# D# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 7 9 8 0 x	3 1 4 2 – –	D# F# C# F C# x	medium
9 11 9 8 0 0	2 4 3 1 – –	D# A# C# F C# F#	medium

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 – Plus 2 (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 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#Plus 2 (F#) F#-B-E-A-C#-F#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.