Dmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)

in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine

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
0 2 0 0 2 2	– 1 – – 2 3	D A D F# C# E	easy
2 6 2 x 3 4	1 4 1 – 2 3	E C# E x D F#	hard · barre on fret 2
0 6 0 0 5 4	– 3 – – 2 1	D C# D F# E F#	medium
0 6 7 0 5 7	– 2 3 – 1 4	D C# A F# E A	medium
0 6 0 10 7 7	– 1 – 4 2 3	D C# D E F# A	hard
0 9 7 7 7 7	– 2 1 1 1 1	D E A C# F# A	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 11 0 10 11	– 1 3 – 2 4	D E C# F# A C#	medium
0 11 0 10 10 11	– 3 – 1 2 4	D F# D E A C#	medium
0 2 2 0 2 0	– 1 2 – 3 –	D A E F# C# D	easy
x 6 2 x 3 4	– 4 1 – 2 3	x C# E x D F#	hard
0 6 4 0 5 0	– 3 1 – 2 –	D C# F# F# E D	medium
0 6 0 0 5 0	– 2 – – 1 –	D C# D F# E D	easy
0 6 7 10 7 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	D C# A E F# D	hard
0 9 0 7 7 7	– 2 – 1 1 1	D E D C# F# A	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 0 0 10 11	– 1 – – 2 3	D E D F# A C#	medium
0 11 11 10 10 0	– 3 4 1 2 –	D F# C# E A D	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 – Wahine (G) 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 Wahine (G) D-G-D-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.