x x 0 2 3 2
D major
Notes: D · F# · A
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
Common shapes (5)
x 5 4 2 3 2
x 5 7 7 7 5
10 9 7 7 7 10
10 12 12 11 10 10
Other shapes (37)
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10 0 0 11 x x
x x 0 7 7 5
10 0 0 11 10 x
x 5 0 2 3 2
x 5 0 7 7 5
10 0 0 7 7 x
10 0 0 11 10 10
x 5 4 2 3 x
x 5 7 7 7 x
10 0 0 7 7 10
10 0 12 11 x x
10 12 0 11 x x
About D major
D major is built from three notes: D (root), F# (major third) and A (perfect fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5. It is a major chord: it sounds stable and bright, and it is the foundation of most chord progressions.
D major has 5 common voicings, based on the D, C, A, G and E shapes of the CAGED system. There are 37 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.