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D maj7 Chord on Guitar

Play D maj7 on Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

D maj7 chord diagram, starting at fret 2. Strings low to high: E muted, A 5th fret, D 4th fret, G 2nd fret, B 2nd fret, E 2nd fret.

The D maj7 chord is a major seventh — a lush, jazzy extension of the major triad. It is built from the notes D, F#, A, C#. This page shows how to play D maj7 on Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

There is no open-string version on Guitar: the lowest shape barres fret 2 and covers 4 frets. The E string stays silent, so 5 of 6 sound. D falls on the A string. It sounds from D3 up to F#4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 10.

Guitar is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.

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.