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Harmonic field of D major on guitar

D major: D – E – F# – G – A – B – C#. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on D. On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Dmaj7, x x 0 2 2 2Dmaj7111××DAC#F#
I · tonic× × 0 2 2 2
Em7, 0 2 0 0 0 0Em71EBDGBE
ii · subdominant0 2 0 0 0 0
F#m7, 2 4 2 2 2 2F#m7131111F#C#EAC#F#
iii · tonic2 4 2 2 2 2
Gmaj7, 3 2 0 0 0 2Gmaj7312GBDGBF#
IV · subdominant3 2 0 0 0 2
A7, x 0 2 0 2 0A712×AEGC#E
V · dominant× 0 2 0 2 0
Bm7, x 2 0 2 0 2Bm7123×BDABF#
vi · tonic× 2 0 2 0 2
C#m7b5, x 4 5 4 5 xC#m7b51324×C#GBE×
vii° · dominant× 4 5 4 5 ×

These are the first positions of every degree of D major on guitar. In Chord & Fret, the Circle of Fifths opens the full field — every degree with all its positions, audio and the key's secondary dominants. Open in Chord & Fret →

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