D7♯9 chord on guitar

D7♯9 is the D dominant 7 sharp 9 chord. Its notes are D, F♯, A, C and E♯. A familiar blues-rock altered dominant. The fifth is omitted.

How to play D7♯9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e4

x5456x

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in D7♯9

Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♯9
Also written
D7♯9
Chord type
Dominant 7 sharp 9

D7♯9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112E♯F♯ACDACDE♯F♯ADE♯F♯ACDACDE♯F♯CDE♯F♯AE♯F♯ACD

Every D, F♯, A, C and E♯ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, D. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

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