Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dmaj9

Major 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C# · E

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.