D major ninth · Frets 9–11
Dmaj9 5-string bass chord
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How to play Dmaj9 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the E string at the 10th fret, your index finger on the A string at the 9th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 11th fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 9th fret. Don’t play the B string.
From the B string x 10 9 11 9 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Dmaj9?
Dmaj9, D major ninth, is D, F♯, A, C♯ and E: the root (D), the major third (F♯), the perfect fifth (A), the major seventh (C♯) and the ninth (E). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9.
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Dmaj9 on other instruments
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