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Dm9/C Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is C instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–3–0–2–1–0

How to play the Dm9/C chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–0–2–1–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for Dm9/C chord

Other names: D minor 9th, D min9, D-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: D minor ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Dm9/C chord

Note Interval
D Root
F Minor 3rd
A Perfect 5th
C Minor 7th
E Major 9th

All Variations

Open
X–3–0–2–1–0
Open
X–3–0–2–3–0
Fret 5
8–5–7–5–5–5
Fret 5
8–5–7–7–5–5

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys