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Dmaj7 chord on piano

D major 7th: D · F♯ · A · C♯. It sounds soft-focus and glassy: the neo-classical and neo-soul default.

NotesD F♯ A C♯ Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 7th
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On the keyboard

DADAC♯F♯C♯F♯

Fingering

Right hand, root position: D — finger 1 · F♯ — finger 2 · A — finger 3 · C♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use Dmaj7

Erik SatieGymnopédie No. 1 D major · Beginner J.S. BachAir on the G String G major · Intermediate BeethovenMoonlight Sonata (1st mvt) C# minor · Advanced ChopinNocturne in C sharp minor (Posth.) C# minor · Advanced Scott JoplinWeeping Willow G major · Intermediate ScarlattiSonata K. 391 G major · Intermediate

D chords of every quality

DDmD7Dmaj7Dm7D6Dm6DdimDdim7DaugDsus2Dsus4Dadd9D9

Every major 7th chord

Cmaj7D♭maj7Dmaj7E♭maj7Emaj7Fmaj7F♯maj7Gmaj7A♭maj7Amaj7B♭maj7Bmaj7

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