Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

DM7(add9)D Major 7th Added 9th

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G♯tone

Btone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · Notes E · G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

DM7(add9) fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

D Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 3 4 2 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

D Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 5th position (0 7 7 7 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

D Major 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 12 12 14 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

Read it as tab

DM7(add9) guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

D Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 3 4 2 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

D Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 5th position (0 7 7 7 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

D Major 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 12 12 14 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

Sound

How DM7(add9) sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

lushserenesophisticated

Genres

jazzr&bsoul

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3

Same notes asDM9

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