D major 9th chord on guitar (Dmaj9)

D major 9th is played at the 9th fret as 10 9 11 9 10 9: barre your index finger across fret 9, middle finger on the low E string at fret 10, pinky finger on the D string at fret 11 and ring finger on the B string at fret 10.

Tip — The index barre must fret the A, G, and high e strings while the pinky reaches fret 11 on the D string.

D major 9th is played in open position as 2 0 0 2 2 0: index finger on the low E string at fret 2, middle finger on the G string at fret 2 and ring finger on the B string at fret 2. The A, D and high e strings ring open.

D major 9th is played at the 2nd fret as 2 4 2 2 3 2: barre your index finger across fret 2, pinky finger on the A string at fret 4 and ring finger on the B string at fret 3.

D major 9th is played at the 9th fret as × 9 11 9 10 10: barre your index finger across fret 9, pinky finger on the D string at fret 11, middle finger on the B string at fret 10 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 10. The low E string stays muted.

D major 9th is played at the 12th fret as 14 12 12 14 14 12: barre your index finger across fret 12, middle finger on the low E string at fret 14, ring finger on the G string at fret 14 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 14.