Dm9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (D Minor Ninth)

How to play Dm9

Find D at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add F, A, C and E above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

Droot

Fb3 · minor third

A5 · perfect fifth

Cb7 · minor seventh

E9 · ninth

Notes and theory

Droot

Fb3 · minor third

A5 · perfect fifth

Cb7 · minor seventh

E9 · ninth

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple. The formula is 1 b3 5 b7 9.

Dm9 on guitar Dm9 on ukulele

More D chords

All D piano chords

Dmajor Dmminor D7dominant seventh Dm7minor seventh Dmaj7major seventh Dsus4suspended fourth Dsus2suspended second Ddimdiminished Daugaugmented D6major sixth D9dominant ninth Dadd9added ninth Dm7b5half-diminished Ddim7diminished seventh D7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth D5power chord Dm6minor sixth Dmaj9major ninth

minor ninth chords in every key

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

Questions

What notes are in the Dm9 chord?

Dm9 (D minor ninth) is made of five notes: D (root), F (minor third), A (perfect fifth), C (minor seventh) and E (ninth).

How do you play Dm9 on piano?

Play D, F, A, C and E together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a minor ninth chord sound like?

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple.