D#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#maj9

Major 9

Notes:D# · G · A# · D · F

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#maj9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 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 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.