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Aliases: Dm9

D minor 9th Chord

Below you can find chord diagrams, piano fingerings, guitar fingering, notes, intervals, scales, and arpeggios.

Audible Example

What does a D minor 9th chord sound like?

D minor 9th chord

Piano Fingering

How do you play a D minor 9th chord on the piano?

D
E
F
A
C
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play a D minor 9th chord on the guitar?

E
B
G
D
A
E
F
C
F
A
E
D
F
C
A
E
C
D
A
F
D
A
E
C
F
C
E
D
A
F
C
D
E
D
A
E
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About the D minor 9th chord

A minor 9th chord adds a ninth to a minor 7th chord, creating a rich, complex, and smooth sound. It has a warm melancholy that is less stark than a plain minor chord. Minor 9th chords are commonly featured in jazz, R&B, neo-soul, and lo-fi hip hop.

Notes

What notes are in a D minor 9th chord?

D - F - A - C - E

Intervals

What intervals are in a D minor 9th chord?

Root Note

Minor 3rd

Perfect 5th

Minor 7th

Major 9th

Scales

What scales does a D minor 9th chord fit in?

D

D dorian

C

C mixolydian

- C major

- C bebop

E

E locrian

- E phrygian

F

F lydian

- F major

- F bebop

G

G dorian

- G mixolydian

- G bebop

A

A harmonic minor

- A phrygian

A#

A# lydian

Bb

Bb lydian

B

B locrian