D 9 Chord on Tenor Guitar
Play D 9 on Tenor Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D 9 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes D, E, F#, A, C. This page shows how to play D 9 on Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The C and D strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 9. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from C3 up to F#5.
It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.