How to Play Piano Chord: D dominant 9 — root | PianoKitty

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D9

root position

D dominant 9

root position

Notes

D, F♯, A, C, E

Parent major scale: D

The notes of the D major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	D	root
2	E	second
3	F♯	third
4	G	fourth
5	A	fifth
6	B	sixth
7	C♯	seventh
8	D	octave
9	E	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

dominant 9 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9

root	D
third	F♯
fifth	A
flat seventh	C
ninth	E

Similar chords

D dominant 7 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
D minor 9 with flattened third
D dominant 9 flat 5 with flattened fifth
D major 9 with raised seventh
D six-nine with flattened seventh

Upper structures

D major + Dm (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

A minor D · C

A–C–E = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the dominant 9 chords Practice all inversions of D9

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