Dmaj9
Dmaj9
D Maj9
Advanced
Major
Extended
Major 9th chord - extended from maj7
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
D
RootF#
Major 3rdA
Perfect 5thC#
Major 7thE
Major 9thInterval Details
D
Root
F#
Major 3rd
A
Perfect 5th
C#
Major 7th
E
Major 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7M - 9M
Sound Character
Timbre
Bright, stable
Emotion
Happy, optimistic, strong
Suitable Genres
Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
D - F# - A - C# - E
Bass: DInversion 1
F# - A - C# - E - D
Bass: F#Inversion 2
A - C# - E - D - F#
Bass: AInversion 3
C# - E - D - F# - A
Bass: C#Inversion 4
E - D - F# - A - C#
Bass: ECompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Dmaj9 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Dmaj9
Dmaj13
DM7add13
Dmaj9#11
DM13#11
Simplified
D5
DM
Dmaj7
Dsus2
DMadd9
Alternate Symbols
Dmaj9
DΔ9
D^9
Tags
extended
major
Piano
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4