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Harmonic field of D major on ukulele

D major: D – E – F# – G – A – B – C#. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on D. On the ukulele, the high reentrant G makes every shape light — and with four strings, every note is exposed. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.

Dmaj7, 2 2 2 4Dmaj71113ADF#C#
I · tonic2 2 2 4
Em7, 0 2 0 2Em712GDEB
ii · subdominant0 2 0 2
F#m7, 2 4 2 4F#m71324AEF#C#
iii · tonic2 4 2 4
Gmaj7, 0 2 2 2Gmaj7111GDF#B
IV · subdominant0 2 2 2
A7, 0 1 0 0A71GC#EA
V · dominant0 1 0 0
Bm7, 2 2 2 2Bm71111ADF#B
vi · tonic2 2 2 2
C#m7b5, 0 1 0 2C#m7b512GC#EB
vii° · dominant0 1 0 2

These are the first positions of every degree of D major on ukulele. 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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