Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) 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
2 1 4 1 4 1	2 1 3 1 4 1	D F# E F# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 4 6 4 5 8	1 1 3 1 2 4	E A F# A D C#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 7 x	– 4 1 3 2 –	x D F# C# E x	medium
x 9 x 8 9 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	x D x C# F# E	hard
2 1 4 1 4 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	D F# E F# C# x	medium · barre on fret 1
4 4 6 8 5 4	1 1 3 4 2 1	E A F# C# D A	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 x 7 8	– 4 1 – 2 3	x D F# x E C#	hard
x 9 x 11 9 8	– 2 – 4 3 1	x D x E F# C#	hard
2 x 4 1 4 1	2 – 3 1 4 1	D x E F# C# F#	hard · barre on fret 1
4 8 6 4 5 4	1 4 3 1 2 1	E C# F# A D A	hard · barre on fret 4
6 8 6 9 7 x	1 3 1 4 2 –	F# C# F# D E x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 x 9 9 11	– 1 – 2 3 4	x C# x D F# E	hard
2 x 4 1 4 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	D x E F# C# x	hard
6 4 4 4 5 8	3 1 1 1 2 4	F# A E A D C#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 9 6 8 7 x	1 4 1 3 2 –	F# D F# C# E x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 x 11 9 9	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C# x E F# 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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.