D9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

○○○○21DEADF#C
D9
Dominant 9
Notes:D · F# · A · C · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDACEF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 0 0 0 0 12 – – – – 1D E A D F# Cmedium
3 2 3 2 3 x2 1 3 1 4 –D F# C E A xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 5 3 4 3 51 3 1 2 1 4D A C F# A Emedium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 4 6 5– – 2 1 4 3x x D F# C Emedium
5 5 5 7 6 71 1 1 3 2 4E A D A C F#medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 0 6 7– – 2 – 1 3x x E D C F#easy
x 10 7 10 8 7– 3 1 4 2 1x D E C D F#medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 10 8 10– – 2 3 1 4x E F# C D Amedium
x 10 9 10 10 x– 2 1 3 4 –x D F# C E xmedium
3 0 0 2 0 13 – – 2 – 1D E A E F# Cmedium
3 2 3 2 x x2 1 3 1 – –D F# C E x xeasy · barre on fret 2
3 5 3 4 x 51 3 1 2 – 4D A C F# x Ehard · barre on fret 3
x 0 5 4 6 5– – 2 1 4 3x E D F# C Emedium
7 5 5 7 6 53 1 1 4 2 1F# A D A C Emedium · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 0 6 7– 4 2 – 1 3x D E D C F#hard
x 10 7 10 10 7– 2 1 3 4 1x D E C E F#medium · barre on fret 7

The D9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes D, F#, A, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – B Standard 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
34F#
57A
♭710C
914E

More D chords

Other roots

See D9 in another tuning

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.