Voicing of D Major 9

Rooted Guide Tones I

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D3F#3C#4
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Rooted Guide Tones

The Rooted Guide Tones I voicing of Dmaj9 stacks D, F# and C# from the bottom up: the root, major 3rd and major 7th of the chord.

It's one of the Rooted Guide Tones voicings: the root, 3rd and 7th in the left hand, as bebop pianists comped. The other for Dmaj9 is Rooted Guide Tones II.