D9♯5

Character: lush tension

Voicings

1 ways to play D9♯5

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

CC shape 3rd inversion D9♯5/C

Frets x 3 4 3 3 0Notes C F♯ A♯ D EIntervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1 9Base triadD augmented, 1st inversion

The ♭7th gets a string of its own. The 9th gets a string of its own.

The rules

Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
A third on top makes a 7th chord
A major 7th over a major triad is maj7, a ♭7 is a dominant 7. Over minor you get m7 or m(maj7); over diminished, m7♭5 or the °7, whose 7th is lowered twice.
Keep stacking for extensions
The 9th, 11th and 13th are the 2nd, 4th and 6th an octave up. Each one sits on the stack below it: a 9th chord holds a 7th, a 13th holds the 9th and 11th in theory.
Alter a dominant for tension
Raise or lower the 5th or the 9th, or add a ♯11 or ♭13, and a dominant 7th pulls harder towards the next chord: G7♯9, G7♭9, G7♭13.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

What notes are in D9♯5?

D9♯5 is spelled D F♯ A♯ C E: D is the root, F♯ is the 3rd, A♯ is the ♯5th, C is the ♭7th, E is the 9th.

What is the formula of D9♯5?

1 3 ♯5 ♭7 9. It is a D augmented triad with the ♭7th, 9th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play D9♯5 on guitar?

This page shows 1 voicings of D9♯5, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.