Guitar chord · Ninths
D major 9th chord on guitar
x57670 · 5th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Dmaj9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Rich and dreamy; the major 7th extended with a 9th.
- Notes
- DF♯AC♯E
- Formula
- 13579
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 5th fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 5th fret, index finger (1) D
- 4th string (D): 7th fret, ring finger (3) A
- 3rd string (G): 6th fret, middle finger (2) C♯
- 2nd string (B): 7th fret, pinky finger (4) F♯
- 1st string (high E): play open E
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--7---| G|--6---| D|--7---| A|--5---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Dmaj9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Dmaj9 on guitar
On guitar, the usual Dmaj9 shape is x57670 at the 5th fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other major 9th chords. Don’t strum the low E string.
