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Dm(maj9) — minor major ninth

Notes in DmDmDmDm(maj9): D – F – A – C# – EFormula: 1 – b3 – 5 – 7 – 9

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

The minor major seventh, now with the ninth. It keeps the same suspense — the friction between minor third and major seventh — and the ninth makes it wider and less sharp-edged.

The same chord on all four instruments

Dm(maj9), 0 0 0 2 2 1Dm(maj9)231EADAC#F
Guitar
Dm(maj9), 0 0 0 2 2 1Dm(maj9)231EADAC#F
Electric guitar
Dm(maj9), 3 6 5 0Dm(maj9)3132FC#ED
Cavaquinho
Dm(maj9), 7 5 0 4Dm(maj9)4321DFEC#
Ukulele

Where to use it: Soundtracks and jazz; the widened version of the AmMaj7 step in AmAmAmAm → AmMaj7 → Am7Am7Am7Am7Am6.

This is just one shape of Dm(maj9). In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Extended family.

Other chords in this family

Dmaj9D9Dm9Dm11D13Dmaj9(#11)D11Dmaj11Dmaj13Dm13

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