Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dmaj9

Major 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C# · E

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 C# 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.