Guitar chord · Ninths
D minor 9th chord on guitar
10-12-10-10-10-12 · Barre · 10th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Dm9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Silky minor sound heard all over neo-soul and jazz.
- Notes
- DFACE
- Formula
- 1♭35♭79
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 10th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 10th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 10th fret, held by the barre D
- 5th string (A): 12th fret, ring finger (3) A
- 4th string (D): 10th fret, held by the barre C
- 3rd string (G): 10th fret, held by the barre F
- 2nd string (B): 10th fret, held by the barre A
- 1st string (high E): 12th fret, pinky finger (4) E
Tablature
e|--12--| B|--10--| G|--10--| D|--10--| A|--12--| E|--10--|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Dm9 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 Dm9 on guitar
There’s no open-string way to play Dm9 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 10th fret (10-12-10-10-10-12).
