Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG)

Dm7♯9D Minor 7th Sharp 9th

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Formula 2 · 4 · 6 · 1 · 4 · Notes E · G · B · D · G

How to play it

Dm7♯9 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG), 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 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 3 3 2) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

D Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 0 3 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

D Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 10th position (12 12 10 10) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

D Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 15 15 14) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

Read it as tab

Dm7♯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 Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 3 3 2) in Drop D (DADG)

D Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 0 3 5) in Drop D (DADG)

D Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 10th position (12 12 10 10) in Drop D (DADG)

D Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 15 15 14) in Drop D (DADG)

Sound

How Dm7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · B · D · G

Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · 6 · 1 · 4

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