D9 Guitar Chord
D9 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 8 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: D Gb A C E (R 3 5 m7 9).
D9 Chord
Full name: D ninthAKA: D7(add9) D7/9
Guitar sound:
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D9 Guitar Chord Charts
Simplified notation: x 5 4 5 5 5
Difficulty level: Intermediate


Simplified notation: x 5 4 2 1 0
Difficulty level: Advanced


Simplified notation: 10 x 10 9 7 x
Difficulty level: Professional


Simplified notation: 10 12 10 11 10 12
Difficulty level: Professional


Simplified notation: 10 9 10 9 x 10


Simplified notation: x 5 7 5 7 5


Simplified notation: 10 7 7 7 7 8


Simplified notation: x 5 4 2 5 2


D9 Inversions on guitar
D9 chord charts for left handed guitar








D9 Chord Structure
Notes: D Gb A C EInterval structure: R 3 5 m7 9
Chord construction:
R = D
D + major interval = Gb (scale degree = 3rd)
Gb + minor interval = A (scale degree = 5th)
A + minor interval = C (scale degree = minor 7th)
C + major interval = E (scale degree = 9th)
D9 on other instruments
D9 piano




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Scales Related to D9
Scales that include all of the notes of D9.G major G melodic minor A melodic minor G ionian E natural minor A dorian B phrygian C lydian D mixolydian E aeolian F#/Gb locrian A#/Bb leading whole tone C overtone D overtone F#/Gb altered G#/Ab altered G#/Ab enigmatic C#/Db dorian b2 D#/Eb dorian b2 C augmented lydian
D9 chord staff

D9 summary table
Guitar chord name | D9 (D ninth) |
Guitar sound | |
Notes and structure | D Gb A C E (R 3 5 m7 9) |
Alternate tunings | |
Chord Categories | is 7 (dom7) with added 9th 9th chord |
Other Notations | D7(add9) D7/9 |
Chord Construction | R = D D + major interval = Gb (scale degree = 3rd) Gb + minor interval = A (scale degree = 5th) A + minor interval = C (scale degree = minor 7th) C + major interval = E (scale degree = 9th) |
D9 on other instruments | D9 piano![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tweak notes of D9
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References related to this chord
is 7 (dom7) with added 9th 9th chordNinth Chords on Wikipedia
Major Seventh Chords on Wikipedia