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Fig. 1 · Dmaj9 on the keyboard

piano chord

Dmaj9

D1F♯3A5C♯7E9

A major seventh with a ninth on top.

on guitaron ukulelethe scale

What is true of it

Dmaj9 is D, F♯, A, C♯ and E — 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 counted from D.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 5, the 5 and 1 go first, in that order.

D in other shapes

Dadd9added ninthD9dominant ninthDm9minor ninthDmajorDmminorDdimdiminished

Cmaj9C♯maj9D♭maj9D♯maj9E♭maj9Emaj9Fmaj9F♯maj9all 374