Dm9
Minor 9 · D – F – A – C – E
- DR
- Fm3
- A5
- C♭7
- E9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Dm9 chord
The Dm9 chord (minor 9) is made up of 5 notes — D is the root, F the minor third, A the perfect fifth, C the minor seventh and E the ninth. It extends a minor seventh chord with a ninth, deepening the smooth minor color.
On guitar, Dm9 chords sit higher up the neck: x53555, around the 3rd fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor-ninth chords are deep and velvety, widely used in R&B, soul and jazz.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Dm9 chord?
- The Dm9 chord contains the notes D, F, A, C and E.
- How do you play Dm9 on guitar?
- A common shape is x53555. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the Dm9 chord?
- The Dm9 chord is built from the root (D), a minor third (F), a perfect fifth (A), a minor seventh (C) and a ninth (E).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open Dm9 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.