Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Dm9D Minor 9th

ERoot
Gtone
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula 2 · 4 · 6 · 1 · 3  ·  Notes E · G · B · D · F♯

How to play it

Dm9 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

D Minor 9th guitar chord — 10th position (11 11 10 11 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D Minor 9th guitar chord — 10th position (11 11 10 12 11) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

Dm9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

D Minor 9th guitar tab — 10th position (11 11 10 11 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
D Minor 9th guitar tab — 10th position (11 11 10 12 11) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How Dm9 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
wistfullushintrospective
Genres
jazzr&bneo-soul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · B · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · 6 · 1 · 3
Same notes asDm7(add9)
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More ways to play D Minor 9th

Browse the rest of the D chords in this tuning, or open Dm9 in the app for every voicing.

Dm9 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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