Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

DmM9D Minor major 9th

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Gtone
Btone
D♯tone
F♯tone

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

How to play it

DmM9 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), 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 — 12th position (12 14 14 14 15) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
D Minor major 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 14 14 15 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
Read it as tab

DmM9 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 — 12th position (12 14 14 14 15) in Open G (gDGBD)
D Minor major 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 14 14 15 14) in Open G (gDGBD)
Sound

How DmM9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · B · D♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · 6 · ♭2 · 3
Same notes asDmM7(add9)
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DmM9 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble COpen D

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