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

D♯mM9D♯ Minor major 9th

F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone
Ftone
G♯tone

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

How to play it

D♯mM9 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♯ Minor major 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 4 3 0 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
D♯ Minor major 9th guitar chord — 11th position (12 12 11 12 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
D♯ Minor major 9th guitar chord — 11th position (12 12 11 13 12) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

D♯mM9 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 major 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 4 3 0 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
D♯ Minor major 9th guitar tab — 11th position (12 12 11 12 13) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
D♯ Minor major 9th guitar tab — 11th position (12 12 11 13 12) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How D♯mM9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
mysteriouscinematicbittersweet
Genres
jazzfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯ · F · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 2 · 4
Same notes asD♯mM7(add9)
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D♯mM9 in other tunings:

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