Root on A string
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D9 chord on guitar
D9 is the D dominant 9 chord. Its notes are D, F♯, A, C and E. A dominant seventh with a ninth added. Try it in a blues turnaround.
How to play D9
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in D9
- D1
- F♯3
- A5
- C♭7
- E9
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
- Also written
- D9
- Chord type
- Dominant 9
D9 notes across the neck
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.
Related chords
Other D chords
Other dominant 9 chords