D9
D9
D 9
Intermediate
Major
Extended
9th chord - extended from dominant 7
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
D
RootF#
Major 3rdA
Perfect 5thC
Minor 7thE
Major 9thInterval Details
D
Root
F#
Major 3rd
A
Perfect 5th
C
Minor 7th
E
Major 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M
Sound Character
Timbre
Bright, stable
Emotion
Happy, optimistic, strong
Suitable Genres
Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
D - F# - A - C - E
Bass: DInversion 1
F# - A - C - E - D
Bass: F#Inversion 2
A - C - E - D - F#
Bass: AInversion 3
C - E - D - F# - A
Bass: CInversion 4
E - D - F# - A - C
Bass: ECompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the D9 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from D9
D13
D9#11
D13#11
D9#11b13
Simplified
D5
D7no5
DM
D7
Dsus2
D9no5
DMadd9
Alternate Symbols
D9
Tags
extended
dominant
Piano
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4