Guitar chord · Sixths & added
D♭ minor added 9th chord on guitar
x41120 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play D♭m(add9) on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Minor with a wistful, shimmering 9th on top.
- Notes
- D♭F♭A♭E♭
- Formula
- 1♭359
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) D♭
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) E♭
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, middle finger (2) A♭
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) D♭
- 1st string (high E): play open F♭
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--2---| G|--1---| D|--1---| A|--4---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D♭m(add9) note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing D♭m(add9) on guitar
On guitar, D♭m(add9) has an open-position shape, x41120, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
Notice the F♭ in D♭m(add9) (D♭ F♭ A♭ E♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A–E), so the minor 3rd has to be written F♭ rather than E — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
