Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dmaj9

Major 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C# · E

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dmaj9 shapes as text

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

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