The seven chords of D Major with guitar diagrams, the progressions you will meet most, capo options, and free songs to play in this key.
The D Major scale is D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#. Build a chord on each note using only the scale's own notes and you get the seven diatonic chords below. Songs in D Major are made mostly of these, with the I, IV and V doing most of the work.
With sevenths: Dmaj7 (Imaj7), Em7 (iim7), F#m7 (iiim7), Gmaj7 (IVmaj7), A7 (V7), Bm7 (vim7), C#m7b5 (viim7b5). Tap any chord for every voicing, the notes and how to play it.
| Numerals | In D Major | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| I V vi IV | D A Bm G | the pop progression |
| I IV V | D G A | three-chord songs, blues and folk |
| vi IV I V | Bm G D A | the other pop progression |
| I vi IV V | D Bm G A | the 50s progression |
| ii V I | Em A D | jazz standards |
Write one out in the free Chord Progression Chart, or train your ear to hear them with Name the Progression.
D Major is one of the open-chord keys: its main chords sit near the nut, so no capo is needed. A capo still gives you other voicings of the same key: capo 2 with C shapes, or capo 5 with A shapes, or capo 7 with G shapes.
Every key and fret is on the guitar capo chart, and the Chord Sheet Maker rewrites any song's chords for a capo or a new key.
Free chord sheets on Guitar Scribble served in D Major, chords over the lyrics, printable.
26 more in the chord sheet library: open any song and pick D from its key switcher.
Relative minor: B minor (same notes and chords, a different home). Parallel minor: D minor (same root, a different mood).
All free, in the browser. The Chord Sheet Maker transposes any sheet into D Major with one click.
The seven chords built on the D Major scale are D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm, C#dim. As roman numerals: I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii°.
B minor. It shares every note and every chord with D Major; the difference is which chord feels like home.
No. D Major is one of the open-chord keys, so its main chords are played near the nut without a capo. You can still use one: capo 2 with C shapes, or capo 5 with A shapes, or capo 7 with G shapes.
