Guitar chords · Major 9th
Dmaj9 chord on guitar
Dmaj9 (D major 9th) has five notes: D, F♯, A, C♯ and E, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Shapes
How to play Dmaj9
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
Dmaj9 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 5 or the E shape at fret 10. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
A shape · fret 5
E shape · fret 10
Notes and formula
What makes Dmaj9 major 9th
A major 9th chord adds the 9th to a major A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords.. It is even softer and more open than maj7, a favourite of neo-soul, jazz and ballads. Keep the 3rd, the 7th and the 9th; drop the 5th first.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The 3rd, the 7th and the 9th make Dmaj9 a major 9th chord; you can leave out the 5th.
- DRroot
- F♯3essential
- A5optional
- C♯7essential
- E9essential
- D, the root
- Other chord tones
Keys
Keys with Dmaj9
Dmaj9 belongs to four keys: D major (Imaj9), A major (IVmaj9), B minor (IIImaj9) and F♯ minor (VImaj9).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
Dmaj9 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps Dmaj9 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- Dmaj9/F♯
Dmaj9 with its 3rd, F♯, in the bass.
- Dmaj9/A
Dmaj9 with its 5th, A, in the bass.
- Dmaj9/C♯
Dmaj9 with its 7th, C♯, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on D
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- D major
- Dm minor
- D7 dominant 7th
- Dmaj7 major 7th
- Dm7 minor 7th
- Dsus2 suspended 2nd
- Dsus4 suspended 4th
- D6 major 6th
- Dm6 minor 6th
- Dadd9 add 9
- D9 dominant 9th
- Dm9 minor 9th
- D13 dominant 13th
- Dmaj13 major 13th
- Dm11 minor 11th
- D° diminished
- Dm7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- D°7 diminished 7th
- D+ augmented
- D5 power chord
- D7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- Dm(maj7) minor major 7th
- D6/9 six-nine
- Dm(add9) minor add 9
- D7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
Dmaj9, in short
- What notes are in the Dmaj9 chord?
- Dmaj9 (D major 9th) has five notes: D, F♯, A, C♯ and E, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3, 5, 7 and 9.
- How do you play Dmaj9 on guitar?
- Dmaj9 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 5 or the E shape at fret 10.
- What key is Dmaj9 in?
- Dmaj9 belongs to four keys: D major (Imaj9), A major (IVmaj9), B minor (IIImaj9) and F♯ minor (VImaj9).