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# D major arpeggio on guitar

The D major arpeggio has 3 notes: D, F♯, A.

| Note | D | F♯ | A |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 |

## D major on the whole neck

Every D major note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

D major Note names

D major Degrees

## D major in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 0–4, 7 notes

Position 2: frets 4–7, 7 notes

Position 3: frets 5–9, 7 notes

Position 4: frets 7–11, 7 notes

Position 5: frets 10–14, 8 notes

## Scales with D major in them

Scales on this site that contain D major as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) on 1
- [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) on 5
- [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) on 4
- [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) on ♭7
- [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) on ♭6
- [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) on ♭3
- [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) on ♭7
- [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) on 4
- [B Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-dorian) on ♭3
- [C♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) on ♭2
- [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) on ♭6
- [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) on ♭3
- [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) on 2
- [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) on 1
- [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) on 5
- [D Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) on 1
- [E Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) on ♭7
- [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) on 4
- [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) on ♭2
- [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) on ♭6
- [G♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) on ♭5
- [F♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-harmonic-minor) on ♭6
- [G harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-harmonic-minor) on 5
- [G melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-melodic-minor) on 5
- [A melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-melodic-minor) on 4
- [D major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major-pentatonic) on 1
- [B minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor-pentatonic) on ♭3
- [B blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-blues) on ♭3
- [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 1
- [E bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-bebop-dominant) on ♭7
- [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 5
- [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 4
- [F♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-altered) on ♭6
- [G♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-altered) on ♭5
- [C Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) on 2
- [D Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian-dominant) on 1
- [C♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2
- [D Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian-dominant) on 1
- [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 2
- [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) on 1

## Major arpeggio in every key

- [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major)
- [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major)
- D major
- [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major)
- [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major)
- [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major)
- [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major)
- [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major)
- [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major)
- [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major)
- [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major)
- [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the D major arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-major:2:arpeggio)
