Piano chord
D major 7 chord
Dmaj7 is a major seventh chord: the root D, a major 3rd up to F♯, a perfect 5th up to A and a major 7th up to C♯.
- Symbol
- Dmaj7
- Notes
- D – F♯ – A – C♯
Play it yourself
Tap D, F♯, A and C♯ on the keys below, in any order.
- D
- F♯
- A
- C♯
Major seventh chords add a major seventh to a major triad. They sound soft and warm, and are everywhere in jazz, soul, bossa nova and lo-fi.
Inversions of Dmaj7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
D – F♯ – A – C♯
- 1st inversion · Dmaj7/F♯
F♯ – A – C♯ – D
- 2nd inversion · Dmaj7/A
A – C♯ – D – F♯
- 3rd inversion · Dmaj7/C♯
C♯ – D – F♯ – A
Keys with Dmaj7
Dmaj7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.