CHORD REFERENCE

D♯m9

D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E♯1 b3 5 b7 9

Also written E♭m9 — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The D♯ Minor 9th chord and everything around it — the notes and how they are built, the shape on piano and guitar, the sound, and the keys it belongs to.

Notes
D♯1F♯b3A♯5C♯b7E♯9

D♯m9 is D#, F#, A#, C#, E# — the 1, b3, 5, b7 and 9 above the root D♯.

Piano
E♯D♯F♯A♯C♯
Guitar

Guitar — every position (frets 0–12)

357912eE♯F♯A♯C♯D♯BC♯D♯E♯F♯A♯GA♯C♯D♯E♯F♯DD♯E♯F♯A♯C♯AA♯C♯D♯E♯F♯EE♯F♯A♯C♯D♯

Root notes are red. There is no standard open shape for this chord — any group of these notes on the neck sounds the chord.

Ukulele (standard G–C–E–A)

357912AA♯C♯D♯E♯F♯EE♯F♯A♯C♯D♯CC♯D♯E♯F♯A♯GA♯C♯D♯E♯F♯

Every position of the chord tones on the ukulele neck — any group that sounds only D#, F#, A#, C#, E# plays the chord.

In which keys

D♯m9 is a diatonic chord in these keys:

iiC♯ majorviF♯ majoriE♭ minorivB♭ minor
Other D♯ chords

Triads

D♯MajorD♯mMinorD♯5Power Chord (5)D♯dimDiminishedD♯augAugmentedD♯sus2Suspended 2ndD♯sus4Suspended 4th

Sixths & sevenths

D♯6Major 6thD♯m6Minor 6thD♯7Dominant 7thD♯maj7Major 7thD♯m7Minor 7thD♯m(maj7)Minor–Major 7thD♯dim7Diminished 7thD♯m7♭5Half-Diminished (m7♭5)D♯7sus47sus4

Altered dominants

D♯7♭57♭5D♯7♯57♯5 (Augmented 7th)D♯7♭97♭9D♯7♯97♯9 (Hendrix Chord)

Extended & added

D♯add9Added 9thD♯6/96/9D♯9Dominant 9thD♯maj9Major 9thD♯11Dominant 11thD♯13Dominant 13th
Minor 9th on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

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