Guitar · scales and modes # D major scale on guitar D major has 7 notes: D, E, F♯, G, A, B, C♯. Also called Ionian. | Note | D | E | F♯ | G | A | B | C♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ## 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 scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in D major | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | D | [D major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major) | | 2 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | 3 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) | | 4 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) | | 5 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) | | 6 | Bm | [B minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-minor) | | 7 | C♯dim | [C♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in D major | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dmaj7 | [Dmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dmaj7) · [Dmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2) · [Dmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-3) · [Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | F♯m7 | [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) · [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Gmaj7 | [Gmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gmaj7) · [Gmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2) · [Gmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-3) · [Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | A7 | [A7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a7) · [A7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2) · [A7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-3) · [A7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Bm7 | [Bm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) · [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) · [Bm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-3) · [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | C♯m7♭5 | [C♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D major, starting from another root. - [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) - [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) - [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) - [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) - [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) - [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) ## Major in every key - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) - [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) - D major - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) - [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major) - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) - [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major) - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major) - [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) - [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice D major in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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