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D9 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play D Ninth (Charts)

D9 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as d9 chord, d9 guitar chord and how to play D9.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

D9 chord diagram, Barre (10th fret, E-string root)D9 Barre (10th fret, E-string root): low E fret 10, A fret 12, D fret 10, G fret 11, B fret 10, high e fret 12.10fr132410 12 10 11 10 12
Barre (10th fret, E-string root)
10 12 10 11 10 12
D9 chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionD9 Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D fret 12, G fret 11, B fret 13, high e fret 12.11fr××2143x x 12 11 13 12
Easy 4-string version
x x 12 11 13 12
D9 chord diagram, Movable shape (4th fret)D9 Movable shape (4th fret): low E muted, A fret 5, D fret 4, G fret 5, B fret 5, high e muted.×2134×x 5 4 5 5 x
Movable shape (4th fret)
x 5 4 5 5 x

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play D9 (D ninth) on guitar, play 10 12 10 11 10 12 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (10th fret, E-string root) shape). The chord contains D, F#, A, C, E. If that is hard, use the easier shape x 5 4 5 5 x, which needs 4 fretted notes.

D9 chord facts

Chord D9 (D ninth)
Other names Ddom9
Notes D, F#, A, C, E
Intervals D (root), F# (major 3rd), A (perfect 5th), C (minor 7th), E (major 9th)
Formula 1-3-5-b7-9
Difficulty Intermediate (barre or stretch)
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play D9 on guitar?

The main shape is 10 12 10 11 10 12 (Barre (10th fret, E-string root)). Finger by finger:

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the low E to high e strings at fret 10. This is the barre.
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the G string at fret 11 (F#, the major 3rd).
  4. Put your ring finger (3) on the A string at fret 12 (A, the perfect 5th).
  5. Put your pinky (4) on the high e string at fret 12 (E, the major 9th).