Standard
D dominant ninth sharp eleven · Frets 4–5
D9♯11 guitar chord
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How to play D9♯11 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the D to the high E at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the B string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 5 4 5 5 4 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier D9♯11
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the B string at the 7th fret. Let the high E string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 5 6 5 7 0
D9♯11, the easier shape
StandardFrets 5–7 · 5 strings, 1 open
What notes are in D9♯11?
D9♯11, D dominant ninth sharp eleven, is D, F♯, A, C, E and G♯: the root (D), the major third (F♯), the perfect fifth (A), the minor seventh (C), the ninth (E) and the sharp eleventh (G♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♯11.
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Dominant ninth sharp eleven chords in every key
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