Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dmaj9

Major 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C# · E

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Fingerings (16)

Dmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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 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.