Db9 Guitar Chord | Play, Hear and Practice Interactively

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The Db9 chord is Db dominant ninth: Db, F, Ab, Cb and Eb. It sounds the same as C#9, and charts in flat keys write it with Db.

The page lists nine voicings, four barre shapes among them, and the lowest is at the 3rd fret. The Cb is the flat seventh, written Cb rather than B so that the letters D, F, A, C and E each appear once, and the Eb is the ninth. Solos fit the Db Mixolydian scale.

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Db dominant 9th guitar chord is also written as Db9, Dbdom9, Db7(9) or Db7add9.

Db 9 chord Notes:

Db F Ab Cb Eb

Chord structure of the Dominant Ninth chord:

Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9

Db 9 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the B string

Position 2 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the A string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 8 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the B string

Position 3 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the G string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the B string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the high E string

Position 4 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G, B and high E strings at the same time

Position 5 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G, B and high E strings at the same time

Position 6 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the A and G strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the B string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the high E string

Position 7 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Mute the D string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 7 of the high E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 8 of the G string

Position 8 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the B string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the low E string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 11 of the high E string

Position 9 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the D and B strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 11 of the high E string

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 9 | D 9 | E 9 | F 9 | G 9 | A 9 | B 9 | C#9 | D#9 | F#9 | G#9 | A#9 | Ab9 | Bb9 | Db9 | Eb9 | Gb9

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FAQ

What notes does Db dominant ninth contain?

Db9 is Db, F, Ab, Cb and Eb. The Cb is the minor seventh and the Eb is the major ninth over the root.

Is Db9 identical to C#9?

Yes, they use the same pitches. C#9 spells them C#, E#, G#, B and D#, while Db9 uses Db, F, Ab, Cb and Eb.

Why does Db9 contain Cb?

A seventh takes its letter from the root, D up to C, and a minor seventh is a semitone lower than C. So the note is Cb, which sounds like B.

How many voicings does Db9 have?

There are 9 voicings, spread from fret 3 to fret 11. Four of them are barre voicings and none uses an open string.

Which scale fits the Db9 chord?

Db Mixolydian spells Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb and Cb. It holds all five chord notes, with Eb as the ninth.