D dominant ninth piano chord - D9

The D dominant ninth chord is a 5-note chord consisting of the notes D, F#, A, C and E.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as D9.

Interactive piano diagram for the D dominant ninth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the D dominant ninth chord with the notes DAF#GbB#CFbE

Extended Chords

Chords that are a superset of D9. The chords include more notes but always D, F#, A, C and E.

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of D9. These contain less notes but all of them are included in D9.

Scales with D9

Below you find all scales that include D9:

  • bebop
  • mixolydian
  • mixolydian b6
  • lydian dominant
  • lydian minor
  • bebop minor
  • composite blues
  • messiaen's mode #3
  • chromatic

D dominant ninth piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the D9 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the D dominant ninth chord (D9). The notes D, F#, A, C and E are highlighted.