Chord

D# Major 9

  • D#maj9
  • D#M9
  • D#Δ9
  • D#major9
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
D#M3F##m3A#M3C##m3E#
Extends
D# Major 7

D# Major 9, written D#maj9, is built from D#, F##, A#, C## and E#: the root, major 3rd, 5th, major 7th and 9th.

Its 3rd and 7th, F## and C##, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Major

    D# Ionian

    The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.

  2. Mode of Major

    D# Lydian

Voicings All 8