Dm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm9

Minor 9

Notes:D · F · A · C · E

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Fingerings (16)

Dm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 0 0 0 2	– 1 – – – 2	D A C F A E	easy
2 2 2 4 3 3	1 1 1 4 2 3	E A D A C F	medium · barre on fret 2
3 7 4 4 3 3	1 4 2 3 1 1	F D E A C F	hard · barre on fret 3
0 5 4 0 0 0	– 2 1 – – –	D C E F A D	easy
0 5 5 0 7 7	– 1 2 – 3 4	D C F F E A	medium
0 7 0 0 7 7	– 1 – – 2 3	D D C F E A	easy
0 9 0 9 8 0	– 2 – 3 1 –	D E C D F D	easy
0 9 9 0 0 10	– 1 2 – – 3	D E A F A C	easy
0 10 12 11 12 10	– 1 3 2 4 1	D F C E A C	medium · barre on fret 10
0 2 0 0 3 2	– 1 – – 3 2	D A C F C E	easy
3 2 2 4 3 2	2 1 1 4 3 1	F A D A C E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 7 7 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x D x C E F	hard
0 5 4 0 5 0	– 2 1 – 3 –	D C E F D D	easy
0 5 5 7 7 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	D C F C E D	medium
0 9 9 7 8 7	– 3 4 1 2 1	D E A C F A	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 9 0 8 10	– 2 3 – 1 4	D E A F F C	medium

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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 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.