How to Play Piano Chord: D major 9 — root | PianoKitty

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Dmaj9

root position

D major 9

root position

Notes

D, F♯, A, C♯, E

Parent major scale: D

The notes of the D major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	D	root
2	E	second
3	F♯	third
4	G	fourth
5	A	fifth
6	B	sixth
7	C♯	seventh
8	D	octave
9	E	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

major 9 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, 9

root	D
third	F♯
fifth	A
seventh	C♯
ninth	E

Similar chords

D major 7 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
D minor-major 9 with flattened third
D major 9 sharp 5 with raised fifth
D dominant 9 with flattened seventh

Upper structures

D major + D (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

A major D · C♯

A–C♯–E = 5, 7, 9 · left hand: root + major 7th
F♯ minor D · C♯

F♯–A–C♯ = 3, 5, 7 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 9 chords Practice all inversions of Dmaj9

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