About the D sharp major seven flat nine chord
D sharp major seven flat nine sits outside the plain diatonic set, so it is borrowed to add color and tension. Think of it as a D♯ major seventh flat nine chord.
Its notes are D♯, G, A♯, D, and E. The intervals are a major third, a perfect fifth, a major seventh, and a minor ninth.
Also called E flat major seven flat nine, which spells the same notes enharmonically. In shorthand it is commonly written D#maj7b9.
Positions
No stored guitar shape for this voicing yet. Build it from D♯, G, A♯, D, E.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D sharp | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | Major 3rd |
| 3 | A sharp | Perfect 5th |
| 4 | D | Major 7th |
| 5 | E | Minor 9th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other D sharp chords
Simpler triads
D sharp five chordD sharp major chordD sharp minor chordD sharp diminished chordD sharp augmented chord
Suspended
D sharp suspended two chordD sharp suspended four chordD sharp seven suspended four chordD sharp nine suspended four chordD sharp thirteen suspended four chord
Sixths and sevenths
D sharp six chordD sharp minor six chordD sharp minor flat six chordD sharp seven chordD sharp major seven chordD sharp minor seven chordD sharp minor seven flat five chordD sharp diminished seven chordD sharp minor major seven chordD sharp major seven flat five chordD sharp major seven sharp five chordD sharp minor major seven flat five chord
Extensions
D sharp nine chordD sharp add nine chordD sharp major nine chordD sharp minor nine chordD sharp eleven chordD sharp thirteen chordD sharp six nine chordD sharp minor add nine chordD sharp major eleven chordD sharp major thirteen chordD sharp minor eleven chordD sharp minor thirteen chordD sharp minor six nine chordD sharp minor major nine chordD sharp minor major eleven chord