Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

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
x 5 3 0 4 2	– 4 2 – 3 1	x D E E C# F#	medium
x 5 3 2 4 2	– 4 2 1 3 1	x D E F# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 5 0 4 5	– 2 3 – 1 4	x D F# E C# A	medium
x 5 5 5 7 9	– 1 1 1 2 3	x D F# A E C#	hard · barre on fret 5
10 7 x 0 9 9	4 1 – – 2 3	D E x E F# C#	hard
10 9 8 0 0 9	4 2 1 – – 3	D F# A E A C#	medium
10 9 12 9 9 12	2 1 3 1 1 4	D F# C# C# F# E	medium · barre on fret 9
x 5 3 2 4 0	– 4 2 1 3 –	x D E F# C# E	medium
x 5 3 2 4 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x D E F# C# x	medium
x 5 5 5 4 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x D F# A C# E	medium
x 5 5 9 7 5	– 1 1 3 2 1	x D F# C# E A	hard · barre on fret 5
10 7 x 9 9 0	4 1 – 2 3 –	D E x C# F# E	hard
10 9 8 9 0 0	4 2 1 3 – –	D F# A C# A E	medium
10 9 12 12 9 9	2 1 3 4 1 1	D F# C# E F# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 5 5 0 4 2	– 3 4 – 2 1	x D F# E C# F#	medium
x 5 3 x 4 2	– 4 2 – 3 1	x D E x C# F#	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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.