D#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#9

Dominant 9

Notes:D# · G · A# · C# · F

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 1 1 1 2	3 1 1 1 1 2	D# F A# D# G C#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 3 x 3 x 2	4 2 – 3 – 1	D# G x F x C#	hard
4 3 4 3 4 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	D# G C# F A# x	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 5 4 6	1 3 1 2 1 4	D# A# C# G A# F	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 5 7 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x D# G C# F	medium
6 6 6 8 7 8	1 1 1 3 2 4	F A# D# A# C# G	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 7 8	– 4 2 – 1 3	x D# F x C# G	hard
x 11 8 11 9 8	– 3 1 4 2 1	x D# F C# D# G	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 11 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# G C# F x	medium
4 1 1 3 1 2	4 1 1 3 1 2	D# F A# F G C#	medium · barre on fret 1
2 3 6 3 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	C# G D# F x x	hard
4 3 4 3 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	D# G C# F x x	easy · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 5 x 6	1 3 1 2 – 4	D# A# C# G x F	hard · barre on fret 4
6 x 6 5 7 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	F x D# G C# x	hard
8 6 6 8 7 6	3 1 1 4 2 1	G A# D# A# C# F	medium · barre on fret 6
8 11 8 x 7 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	G D# F x C# x	hard

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 – 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 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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#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.