D maj9 Chord on Bass Ukulele
Play D maj9 on Bass Ukulele: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D maj9 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, E, F#, A, C#. This page shows how to play D maj9 on Bass Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The E and D strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 6 over a 4-fret stretch. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from E1 up to C#3.
It has a short scale near 21 inches strung with thick polymer strings, which is how a ukulele-sized body reaches bass pitches.
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.