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How to Play the D Major Chord on Guitar

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D Major Chord Overview

Notes

D-F#-A

Interval Build & Degrees

I-III-V (Root, Major Third, and Perfect Fifth)

Tab

X-X-0-2-3-2 (D-A-D-F#-A)

D Major Step by Step Instructions

Here is how you play D Major:
1. Index finger on 2nd fret of G string.
2. Ring finger on 3rd fret of B string.
3. Middle finger on 2nd fret of high E string.
4. Strum from the D string.

Common D Major Voicings on Guitar

D Major Barre Chord (6th string root)

10-12-12-11-10-10

D Major using 5th string root

X-5-7-7-7-X

D Major using 4th string root

X-X-12-11-10-X

D Major First Inversion

X-X-X-11-10-10 (F# as the root)

Famous Songs That Use the D Major Chord

  • 'Sweet Child o' Mine' by Guns N' Roses
  • 'Brown Eyed Girl' by Van Morrison
  • 'Jolene' by Dolly Parton
  • 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen
  • 'Wish You Were Here' by Pink Floyd

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