Major familyImaj7 in D major
D major seventh chord
Dmaj7D major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- D1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- F♯3
- 4
- ♭5
- A5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- C♯7
- D Root
- F♯ Major 3rd
- A Perfect 5th
- C♯ Major 7th
About this chord
What is a D major seventh chord?
Dmaj7 is built from 4 notes: D (the root), F♯ (the 3), A (the 5), C♯ (the 7). Soft, open and a little dreamy: the major seventh sits a half step below the octave.
- Notes
- D · F♯ · A · C♯
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
- Also written
- DΔ7 · DM7 · Dma7
- Found in
- Imaj7 in D major · IVmaj7 in A major · VImaj7 in F♯ minor · IIImaj7 in B minor
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