DM9 Piano Chord

DM9

D Major 9th (with 5th)

3rd

F#

5th

A

9th

E

Maj 7th

C#

Root

D

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

D

F#

A

C#

E

The Notes in a D Major 9th (with 5th) Chord

The 3rd

Finding F# from D step by step:

Start on: D
Step 1: move up to Eb
Step 2: move up to E
Step 3: move up to F
Step 4: Land on F#

3rd

F#

Root

D

1

2

3

PLAY

Eb is a minor second above D.
E is a major 2nd above D.
F is a minor third above D.
F# is a major third above D.

The 5th

Finding A from D step by step:

Start on: D
Step 1: move up to Eb
Step 2: move up to E
Step 3: move up to F
Step 4: move up to F#
Step 5: move up to G
Step 6: move up to Ab
Step 7: Land on A

5th

A

Root

D

1

2

3

4

5

6

PLAY

Eb is a minor second above D.
E is a major 2nd above D.
F is a minor third above D.
F# is a major third above D.
G is a fourth above D.
Ab is a flat fifth above D.
A is a fifth above D.

The 9th

Finding E from D step by step:

Start on: D
Step 1: move up to Eb
Step 2: Land on E

9th

E

Root

D

1

PLAY

Eb is a minor second above D.
E is a major 2nd above D.

The Maj 7th

Finding C# from D step by step:

Start on: D
Step 1: Land on C#

Maj 7th

C#

Root

D

PLAY

C# is a minor second below D. The maj 7th is down a minor second? Confusing, right? The note C# is down 1 half-steps from D, but up 11 half-steps from D:

Maj 7th

C#

Root

D

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

PLAY