D#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#maj9

Major 9

Notes:D# · G · A# · D · F

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 0 3 1	– – 1 – 3 2	x x D# G D F	medium
x 6 3 3 3 3	– 2 1 1 1 1	x D# F A# D G	medium · barre on fret 3
6 8 0 0 4 6	2 4 – – 1 3	A# F D G D# A#	hard
x 6 5 7 6 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x D# G D F x	medium
x 6 8 0 6 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x D# A# G F D	hard
11 8 x 7 8 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	D# F x D G x	hard
11 8 8 8 8 10	3 1 1 1 1 2	D# F A# D# G D	medium · barre on fret 8
11 10 12 10 11 10	2 1 4 1 3 1	D# G D F A# D	medium · barre on fret 10
x 6 3 0 3 6	– 3 1 – 2 4	x D# F G D A#	medium
x 6 3 7 3 3	– 2 1 3 1 1	x D# F D D G	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 0 0 4 6	– 3 – – 1 2	x F D G D# A#	hard
x 5 5 8 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D G D# F x	medium
6 6 0 0 6 6	1 2 – – 3 4	A# D# D G F A#	medium
x 8 0 7 8 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	x F D D G D#	hard
11 8 8 10 8 10	4 1 1 2 1 3	D# F A# F G D	medium · barre on fret 8
11 10 12 10 11 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	D# G D F A# x	medium · barre on fret 10

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#maj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes D#, G, A#, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar 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#maj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

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

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See D#maj9 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

What notes make up the D#maj9 chord?

D#maj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes D#, G, A#, D, F.

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.