Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

Dmaj9

Major 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C# · E

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 0 2 1 1	– – – 3 1 2	E A D A C# F#	easy
2 4 2 2 2 4	1 2 1 1 1 3	F# C# E A D A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 4 6 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	x D F# C# E A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 5 0 9 6 8	– 1 – 4 2 3	x D D E F# C#	hard
x 7 0 6 6 x	– 3 – 1 2 –	x E D C# F# x	easy
x 7 0 11 9 8	– 1 – 4 3 2	x E D F# A C#	hard
x 9 0 9 9 8	– 2 – 3 4 1	x F# D E A C#	medium
10 9 11 9 9 9	2 1 3 1 1 1	D F# C# E A D	medium · barre on fret 9
10 x 11 11 x 11	1 – 2 3 – 4	D x C# F# x E	hard
0 0 0 x 1 1	– – – – 1 2	E A D x C# F#	easy
x 5 2 6 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D E C# F# x	hard
x 5 4 6 4 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x D F# C# E x	medium · barre on fret 4
0 5 0 6 6 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	E D D C# F# x	easy
x 7 0 6 6 8	– 3 – 1 2 4	x E D C# F# C#	medium
10 7 11 11 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	D E C# F# x x	hard
x 9 0 9 x 8	– 2 – 3 – 1	x F# D E x C#	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dmaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes D, F#, A, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 Dmaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
3	4	F#
5	7	A
7	11	C#
9	14	E

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See Dmaj9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the Dmaj9 chord?

Dmaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes D, F#, A, C#, E.

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.