Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

D♯9D♯ Dominant 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone

Formula ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯

How to play it

D♯9 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · 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♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 3 2 2 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 3 2 5 2) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 4 0 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

D♯9 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♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 3 2 2 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 3 2 5 2) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
D♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 4 0 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How D♯9 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
funkysmoothconfident
Genres
funkbluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4
Same notes asD♯7(add9)
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More ways to play D♯ Dominant 9th

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D♯9 in other tunings:

C / Drop COpen D

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