D Minor 9th
Dm9
Notes
D · F · A · C · E
Intervals
- RootD (1P)
- Minor 3rdF (3m)
- Perfect 5thA (5P)
- Minor 7thC (7m)
- Major 9thE (9M)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Rootless voicings (A / B form) (4)
About
The Dm9 minor ninth (D–F–A–C–E) extends a minor 7 with a ninth. The E sits above the C and adds an expressive, singing quality. The essential tones are the F (minor identity), C (seventh extension), and E (defining color); the 5th can be dropped to keep voicings clear. m9 chords appear frequently in jazz, neo-soul, and ambient styles as tonic or pre-dominant harmony — for example as ii in a major ii–V–I (Dm9 → G9 → CMaj9). Compared to Dm7, the added 9th gives more emotional dimension without increasing tension.
Chord diagrams
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Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- D Dorian (I)
- D Natural Minor (I)
- A Harmonic Minor (IV)
- A Natural Minor (IV)
- A Phrygian (IV)
- B Locrian (III)
- B♭ Lydian (III)
- C Major (II)
- C Mixolydian (II)
- E Locrian (VII)
- E Phrygian (VII)
- F Lydian (VI)
- F Major (VI)
- G Dorian (V)
- G Mixolydian (V)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.