D# maj7add13 Chord on Cavaquinho
Play D# maj7add13 on Cavaquinho: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D# maj7add13 chord is a major extended chord that stacks ninths, elevenths, or thirteenths over a major-seventh foundation for a rich, jazzy color. It is built from the notes D#, G, A#, C, D. This page shows how to play D# maj7add13 on Cavaquinho with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The G and D strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1. D# falls on the D string. It sounds from D#4 up to D5.
Cavaquinho is tuned D–G–B–D, with 15 frets to work with. Voicings are computed for this tuning by the shared voicing generator, not borrowed from another instrument; traditional technique may still use idiomatic shapes not charted here.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D# or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.