D7#9 Piano Chord

D7#9

D 7 Sharp Nine

♯9th

E#

3rd

F#

Min 7th

C

Root

D

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

D

F#

C

E#

The Notes in a D 7 Sharp Nine Chord

The # 9th

Finding E# from D step by step:

Start on: D
Step 1: move up to Eb
Step 2: move up to E
Step 3: Land on E#

♯9th

E#

Root

D

1

2

PLAY

Eb is a minor second above D.
E is a major 2nd above D.
E# is a minor third above D.

The 3rd

Finding F# from D step by step:

Start on: D
Step 1: move up to Eb
Step 2: move up to E
Step 3: move up to F
Step 4: Land on F#

3rd

F#

Root

D

1

2

3

PLAY

Eb is a minor second above D.
E is a major 2nd above D.
F is a minor third above D.
F# is a major third above D.

The Min 7th

Finding C from D step by step:

Start on: D
Step 1: move down to C#
Step 2: Land on C

Min 7th

C

Root

D

1

PLAY

C# is a minor second below D.
C is a major 2nd below D. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note C is down 2 half-steps from D, but up 10 half-steps from D:

Min 7th

C

Root

D

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

PLAY