D#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m9

Minor 9

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C# · F

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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#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#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#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.