D Major Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
D , DM , Dmaj , DMaj , Dma , DΔ

Here you can learn how to play D Major Chord on the Guitar. The D Major Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. D Major Chord contains the notes D, F, A. The D Major Chord on Guitar is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root D, the Third F, and the Fifth A.

Below you will find D Major Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the D Major Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

D, F, A

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
D1Tonic
F3Mediant
A5Dominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
D > D0Perfect Unison (P1)
D > F4Major 3rd (M3)
D > A7Perfect 5th (P5)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh

D Major Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for D Major Chord with the root in the bass.

1
1
1
2
3
4
C Shape
4
1
1
3
3
3
A Shape
6
1
1
1
2
3
4
G Shape
9
1
1
1
2
3
4
E Shape
11
1
2
3
4
D Shape

D Major Triad Chords

Moveable triad chord shapes, including inversions, for D Major Chord across different groupings of strings.

D Major Chord on string group 1, 2, 3

4
1
2/3
3/4
Root Position
(A Shape)
9
1
1
2
1st Inversion
(E Shape)
1
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(D Shape)

D Major Chord on string group 2, 3, 4

9
1
2
3
Root Position
(E Shape)
1
1
2
3
1st Inversion
(C Shape)
6
1
1/2
1/3
2nd Inversion
(A Shape)

D Major Chord on string group 3, 4, 5

1
1
2/3
3/4
Root Position
(C Shape)
6
1
1
3
1st Inversion
(G Shape)
10
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(E Shape)

D Major Chord on string group 4, 5, 6

6
1
2/3
3/4
Root Position
(G Shape)
11
1
1
3
1st Inversion
(D Shape)
3
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(C Shape)

Music Theory

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