Dmaj7 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

○○○○○○2331122DDF#F#AADDF#F#C#C#
Dmaj7
Major 7
Notes:D · F# · A · C#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDAF#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 3 1 1 – – – – – – 2 2D D F# F# A A D D F# F# C# C#medium
x x x x 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2– – – – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x D D F# F# A A C# C#medium
5 5 x x 4 4 4 4 3 3 x x4 4 – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –D D x x C# C# F# F# A A x xhard
5 5 5 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 x x2 2 3 3 1 1 – – – – – –D D A A C# C# D D F# F# x xeasy
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 71 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4D D A A D D A A C# C# F# F#medium · barre on fret 5
x x x x x x 0 0 7 7 7 7– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x D D C# C# F# F#easy
x x 10 10 9 9 11 11 8 8 x x– – 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – –x x D D F# F# C# C# D D x xmedium
x x 10 10 9 9 11 11 0 0 10 10– – 2 2 1 1 4 4 – – 3 3x x D D F# F# C# C# F# F# A Amedium
x x 10 10 12 12 11 11 12 12 10 10– – 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1x x D D A A C# C# F# F# A Amedium · barre on fret 10
5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 2 3 3 – – – – – – 1 1D D A A A A D D F# F# C# C#medium
5 5 2 2 4 4 4 4 x x x x4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –D D F# F# C# C# F# F# x x x xmedium
x x x x 5 5 4 4 7 7 3 3– – – – 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1x x x x D D F# F# C# C# D Dhard
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 0 0 x x3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – – –D D A A C# C# F# F# F# F# x xmedium
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 7 7 7 71 1 1 1 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3D D A A D D D D C# C# F# F#medium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1x x D D F# F# A A C# C# F# F#medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 8 8 x x2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –F# F# C# C# F# F# D D D D x xmedium

The Dmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes D, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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 Dmaj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
34F#
57A
711C#

More D chords

Other roots

See Dmaj7 in another tuning

What notes make up the Dmaj7 chord?

Dmaj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes D, F#, A, C#.

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.