Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dmaj9

Major 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C# · E

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.