Ukulele chord · Ninths
D♭ minor 9th chord on ukulele
1302 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play D♭m9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Silky minor sound heard all over neo-soul and jazz.
- Notes
- D♭F♭A♭C♭E♭
- Formula
- 1♭35♭79
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) A♭
- 3rd string (C): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) E♭
- 2nd string (E): play open F♭
- 1st string (A): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) C♭
Tablature
A|--2---| E|--0---| C|--3---| G|--1---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D♭m9 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing D♭m9 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual D♭m9 shape is 1302, using three fingers. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.
Notice the F♭ in D♭m9 (D♭ F♭ A♭ C♭ E♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A–C–E), so the minor 3rd has to be written F♭ rather than E — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
