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Dmmaj9 Piano Chord

A rare, complex chord combining a minor mood with a bright major seventh and ninth. Found in jazz ballads.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand D3 · C#4 fingers 5–1
Right hand F4 · E5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Dmmaj9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play D3 and C#4 with the left hand and F4 and E5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth A can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for Dmmaj9 chord

Other names: D minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: D minor major ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Dmmaj9 chord

Note Interval
D Root
F Minor 3rd
A Perfect 5th
C# Major 7th
E Major 9th

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