Dmaj7 D major seventh chord
- Notes
- D F# A C#
- Formula
- 1 3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 11 above the root
- Other symbols
- DM7, DΔ7
D to F# is a major third (4 semitones), F# to A is a minor third (3 semitones), A to C# is a major third (4 semitones). A major triad plus the note a half step below the root (C#). It has no tritone, so it sounds settled and soft rather than restless like D7.
Dmaj7 on the piano
Root position from D4: D4, F#4, A4, C#5. Middle C is C4.
Dmaj7 on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has D as its lowest note.
x x 0 2 2 2 (low E to high e)
Sounds D3 A3 C#4 F#4
x 5 7 6 7 5 (low E to high e)
Sounds D3 A3 C#4 F#4 A4
10 x 11 11 10 x (low E to high e)
Sounds D3 C#4 F#4 A4
The E-shape and A-shape grips are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play major seventh chords on other roots.
Dmaj7 on the ukulele
Standard ukulele tuning is G C E A, drawn with the G string on the left and frets downwards, as ukulele chord charts show it. The G string is tuned higher than the C string (G4 above middle C, a fifth over C4), so the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not on the G string, and a shape can sound as an inversion even when its root is on the G string. All four strings are strummed, so every string plays a chord tone; the root is in blue-green.
2224 (G C E A)
Sounds A4 D4 F#4 C#5
6655 (G C E A)
Sounds C#5 F#4 A4 D5
Lowest note F#4, so the chord finder reads it as Dmaj7/F# (first inversion).
Inversions of Dmaj7
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | D F# A C# | Dmaj7 | |
| 1st inversion | F# A C# D | Dmaj7/F# | |
| 2nd inversion | A C# D F# | Dmaj7/A | |
| 3rd inversion | C# D F# A | D/C# (also read as Dmaj7/C#) |