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D♯ Minor 6/9

Notes: D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – B♯ – E♯

The D♯ Minor 6/9 chord is a five-note chord made up of D♯, F♯, A♯, B♯, and E♯.

D♯ Minor 6/9 chord: D♯, F♯, A♯, B♯, E♯

It is built from a root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth, and major ninth.

E♭ Minor 6/9
This is the same chord as E♭ Minor 6/9: the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with flats.

Construction

D♯ Minor 6/9 = Root + Minor 3rd + Perfect 5th + Major 6th + Major 2nd = D♯, F♯, A♯, B♯, E♯
NoteIntervalDegree
D♯Root1
F♯Minor 3rd♭3
A♯Perfect 5th5
B♯Major 6th6
E♯Major 2nd2

D♯ Minor 6/9 : Frequently Asked Questions

What is the D♯ Minor 6/9 chord on piano?
The D♯ Minor 6/9 chord contains the notes D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – B♯ – E♯. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.
What notes are in the D# Minor 6/9 chord?
The D# Minor 6/9 chord (D#m6/9) contains 5 notes: D#, F#, A#, B#, E#. Formula: R-m3-P5-M6-M9.
How is D#m6/9 used in music?
D#m6/9 appears in jazz and neo-soul.
What is the scale degree formula?
D#m6/9 uses scale degrees 1-b3-5-6-9.

References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data is piano.org's own interval-derived reference dataset, maintained by hand and corrected on the record, with no fixed publication date. Whether this particular entry has been reviewed by a person is stated in the maintained-by note above, not assumed here.

  1. 1

    Prout, Ebenezer(1889)

    Harmony: Its Theory and Practice

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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