Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dmaj9

Major 9

Notes:D · F# · A · C# · E

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 B 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 B B-F#-B-F#-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.