D#maj7 chord on Cavaquinho

in Standard (DGBD) tuning

○○12D#GDD
D#maj7
Major 7
Notes:D# · G · A# · D
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
GDD#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 0 3 01 – 2 –D# G D Dmedium
0 0 4 0– – 1 –D G D# Deasy
0 8 8 5– 2 3 1D D# G Gmedium
0 8 8 8– 1 1 1D D# G A#easy · barre on fret 8
1 0 x 01 – – –D# G x Deasy
x 0 4 0– – 1 –x G D# Deasy
5 8 8 01 2 3 –G D# G Dmedium
8 8 8 01 1 1 –A# D# G Deasy · barre on fret 8
1 0 3 11 – 3 2D# G D D#medium
0 0 4 x– – 1 –D G D# xeasy
0 8 x 5– 2 – 1D D# x Ghard
x 8 8 12– 1 2 3x D# G Dhard
1 0 4 01 – 2 –D# G D# Dmedium
0 0 4 5– – 1 2D G D# Geasy
5 8 x 01 2 – –G D# x Dhard
0 8 8 0– 1 2 –D D# G Deasy

The D#maj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes D#, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D#maj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
34G
57A#
711D

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#maj7 in another tuning

Standard (DGBD) D-G-B-D
What notes make up the D#maj7 chord?

D#maj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes D#, G, A#, D.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.