D#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Ostrich

in Ostrich (D-D-D-D-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#maj9

Major 9

Notes:D# · G · A# · D · F

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 3 1 0 0 5	1 2 1 – – 3	D# F D# D D G	hard · barre on fret 1
1 3 1 0 5 0	1 2 1 – 3 –	D# F D# D G D	hard · barre on fret 1
1 3 1 5 0 0	1 2 1 3 – –	D# F D# G D D	hard · barre on fret 1
1 3 5 1 0 0	1 2 3 1 – –	D# F G D# D D	hard · barre on fret 1
1 5 1 0 0 3	1 3 1 – – 2	D# G D# D D F	hard · barre on fret 1
1 5 1 0 3 0	1 3 1 – 2 –	D# G D# D F D	hard · barre on fret 1
1 5 1 3 0 0	1 3 1 2 – –	D# G D# F D D	hard · barre on fret 1
1 5 3 1 0 0	1 3 2 1 – –	D# G F D# D D	hard · barre on fret 1
1 0 0 0 3 5	1 – – – 2 3	D# D D D F G	hard
1 0 0 0 5 3	1 – – – 3 2	D# D D D G F	hard
1 0 0 3 0 5	1 – – 2 – 3	D# D D F D G	hard
1 0 0 3 5 0	1 – – 2 3 –	D# D D F G D	hard
1 0 0 5 0 3	1 – – 3 – 2	D# D D G D F	hard
1 0 0 5 3 0	1 – – 3 2 –	D# D D G F D	hard
1 0 3 0 0 5	1 – 2 – – 3	D# D F D D G	hard
1 0 3 0 5 0	1 – 2 – 3 –	D# D F D G D	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#maj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes D#, G, A#, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Ostrich 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 D#maj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
3	4	G
5	7	A#
7	11	D
9	14	F

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See D#maj9 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 Ostrich D-D-D-D-D-D

What notes make up the D#maj9 chord?

D#maj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes D#, G, A#, D, F.

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.