D major ninth · Frets 4–6
Dmaj9 banjo chord
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How to play Dmaj9 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the G string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 5th fret and your index finger on the high D string at the 4th fret. Let the low D string ring open. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 0 6 5 4 (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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