Chords in the key of D major on guitar

The key of D major has seven diatonic chords: D, Em Em Em Em, F#m F#m F#m F#m, G, A, Bm Bm Bm Bm and C#°. As sevenths: Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Dmaj7, Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7, F#m7 F#m7 F#m7 F#m7, Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7, A7 A7 A7 A7, Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 and C#m7b5. They come from the D major scale, D, E, F#, G, A, B and C#, one on each note. On guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has D in the bass.

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.

Seventh chords in D major on guitar

I · tonic× × 0 2 2 2

ii · subdominant0 2 0 0 0 0

iii · tonic2 4 2 2 2 2

IV · subdominant3 2 0 0 0 2

V · dominant× 0 2 0 2 0

vi · tonic× 2 0 2 0 2

vii° · dominant× 4 5 4 5 ×

Chords in the key of D major on guitar

Seventh chords in D major on guitar

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