D♭6/9 Guitar Chord — Notes, Formula & 4 Voicings (PDF)

Voicings

4 ways to play D♭6/9

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

CC shape Root position D♭6/9

Frets x 4 3 3 4 4Notes D♭ F B♭ E♭Intervals 1 3 6 9Base triadD♭ major, root position

The 6th takes the 5th’s string. The 9th gets a string of its own.

CC shape 2nd inversion D♭6/9/A♭

Frets 4 4 3 3 4 xNotes A♭ D♭ F B♭ E♭Intervals 5 1 3 6 9Base triadD♭ major, 2nd inversion

The 6th gets a string of its own. The 9th gets a string of its own.

GG shape Root position D♭6/9

Frets 9 8 8 8 9 9Notes D♭ F B♭ E♭Intervals 1 3 6 9Base triadD♭ major, root position

The 6th takes the 5th’s string. The 9th gets a string of its own.

EE shape Root position D♭6/9

Frets x x 11 10 11 11Notes D♭ F B♭ E♭Intervals 1 3 6 9Base triadD♭ major, root position

The 6th takes the 5th’s string. 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.
No 7th, no stack
6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.
On guitar, something has to give
Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.

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

What notes are in D♭6/9?

D♭6/9 is spelled D♭ F A♭ B♭ E♭: D♭ is the root, F is the 3rd, A♭ is the 5th, B♭ is the 6th, E♭ is the 9th.

What is the formula of D♭6/9?

1 3 5 6 9. It is a D♭ major triad with the 6th, 9th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play D♭6/9 on guitar?

This page shows 4 voicings of D♭6/9, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.