A A# / Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab

Dmaj9 Chord

Like any maj9th chord, the Dmaj9 chord is a maj7th chord with an added 9. It is formed by playing the root, the major third, the perfect fifth, the major 7th and the major 9th. That equals to playing the 1st, the 3rd and 5th, the 7th and the 9th degree of the D major scale.

Notation

Listen to Dmaj9

Other D Chords

D Dm D7 Dmaj7 Dm7 DmM7 Dsus2 Dsus4 D5 D6 Dm6 D6add9 D9 Dm9 Dmaj9 D11 Dm11 D13 Dm13 Dmaj13 D7-5 D7+5 Ddim Ddim7 Dm7b5 Daug Daug7

How To Play Dmaj9 On The Piano

You can play the D major 9th chord by playing in any order the following notes: D, .F#, A, C#, E

The inversions of the Dmaj9 chord

Root position: D, F#, A, C#, E
Inversion 1: F#, A, C#, E, D
Inversion 2: A, C#, E, D, F#
Inversion 3: C#, E, D, F#, A
Inversion 4: E, D, F#, A, C#

Video: Dmaj9 Chord On The Piano

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

Left hand: 5-4-3-2-1

Right hand: 1-2-3-4-5

Note that it is uncommon to play the whole chord with one hand.