D minor 9th (Dm9)
DRoot
Fmin 3
APerf 5
Cmin 7
E9
Smooth and sophisticated. Minor 7 with added 9th. Essential in jazz for mellow, rich harmonic color.
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How to play it
Dm9/F
D minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- F, the ♭3rd
- Root
- D
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- DRoot
- Fm3
- AP5
- Cm7
- E9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a minor 9th chord sounds the way it does
D+3 fretsF+4 fretsA+3 fretsC+4 fretsE
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
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How to play it
Dm9/F
D minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- F, the ♭3rd
- Root
- D
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- DRoot
- Fm3
- AP5
- Cm7
- E9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04