How to Play Dmaj7 on Piano

The D Major 7th chord sounds warm and floating. It stacks 4 notes: D – F# – A – C#.

A major triad with the seventh left unflattened, a semitone below the octave. That near-miss against the root is the source of its softness.

Notes in Dmaj7

NoteIntervalFinger
DD4Root1
F#F#4Major 3rd2
AA4Perfect 5th3
C#C#5Major 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on D. Use finger 2 on F#, finger 3 on A, and finger 5 on C#.

Where it sits

2 notes of this chord (F#, C#) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Major 7th Chords

Cmaj7
C – E – G – B
Dbmaj7
Db – F – Ab – C
Ebmaj7
Eb – G – Bb – D
Emaj7
E – G# – B – D#
Fmaj7
F – A – C – E
F#maj7
F# – A# – C# – E#
Gmaj7
G – B – D – F#
Abmaj7
Ab – C – Eb – G
Amaj7
A – C# – E – G#
Bbmaj7
Bb – D – F – A
Bmaj7
B – D# – F# – A#

Other D Chords

D6
D – F# – A – B
D7
D – F# – A – C
D9
D – F# – A – C – E
D
D – F# – A
Dm
D – F – A
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Ddim
D – F – Ab
Daug
D – F# – A#
Dsus2
D – E – A
Dsus4
D – G – A
Ddim7
D – F – Ab – Cb
Dm6
D – F – A – B
Dadd9
D – F# – A – E