Guitar chord · Major
D chord (D Major)
Bright, stable, and strong fundamental major triad.
Notes DF#A
Formula 1 3 5
Shapes 5 on this page
D chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, D.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Questions
- What notes are in a D chord?
- D is D, F#, A: the 1, 3, 5 of D.
- How do you play D on guitar?
- Open C / C-Shape: x 5 4 2 3 2; Open A / A-Shape: x 5 7 7 7 5; Open G / G-Shape: 10 9 7 7 7 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).