Home / D#m9 D# Minor 9th Guitar Chord (D#m9) D# Minor 9th (D#m9) is built from D#, F#, A#, C#, E#, which is the 1P - 3m - 5P - 7m - 9M formula measured from the root D#. This page shows 25 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Fingerings for D#m9 D#m9 low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3 D#m9 A at fret 3 D#m9 A at fret 3, D at fret 3 D#m9 low E at fret 4, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2 D#m9 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1 D#m9 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4 D#m9 low E muted, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3 D#m9 low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 2 D#m9 low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 2 D#m9 low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4 D#m9 low E at fret 4, A at fret 2, B muted, high E muted D#m9 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted D#m9 low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1 D#m9 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B muted, high E at fret 4 D#m9 low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4 D#m9 low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E muted D#m9 low E muted, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E muted D#m9 low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted D#m9 low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4 D#m9 low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4 D#m9 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2 D#m9 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2 D#m9 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3 D#m9 low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted D#m9 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted How to play D#m9 D# Minor 9th Guitar Chord (D#m9) is smooth and mellow, a staple of soul, funk and jazz.
Beginner tip Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.
Practice idea Play it as the ii chord and move it to the V to practise the most common jazz cadence.
D#m9 FAQ What notes are in D# Minor 9th? D# Minor 9th (D#m9) contains D#, F#, A#, C#, E#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3m - 5P - 7m - 9M above the root D#. How do you play D#m9 on guitar? The most common shape here is "D#m9": low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3. Is D#m9 hard for beginners? It sits in the minor seventh family. Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.