Key of D

Everything on this site that is rooted on D: the twenty scales and modes, the twenty-three chord qualities, the seven chords that belong to the key, the capo positions that produce it from an open shape, the tunings whose home note it is, and the fretboard maps.

Key signature: D major · F# C#
Notes of D major: D E F# G A B C#
Degrees of D major: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Relative minor: B minor — the same notes, tonic on the sixth degree
Notes of D natural minor: D E F G A Bb C
Relative major: F major
A fifth above (dominant): A
A fourth above (subdominant): G
Tunings rooted here: Full step down, Drop D, Open D, DADGAD
Capo positions with open shapes: capo 2 → C shapes · capo 5 → A shapes · capo 7 → G shapes · capo 10 → E shapes · capo 12 → D shapes

Chords that belong to the key

The seven triads built on the major scale, and the seventh chord on each degree.

Numeral	Triad	Notes	Triad page	Seventh	Seventh page
I	D	D F# A	D	Dmaj7	Dmaj7
ii	Em	E G B	Em	Em7	Em7
iii	F#m	F# A C#	F#m	F#m7	F#m7
IV	G	G B D	G	Gmaj7	Gmaj7
V	A	A C# E	A	A7	A7
vi	Bm	B D F#	Bm	Bm7	Bm7
vii°	C#dim	C# E G	C#dim	C#m7b5	C#m7b5

Numeral

Triad

Notes

Triad page

Seventh

Seventh page

D F# A

Dmaj7

E G B

Em7

iii

F#m

F# A C#

F#m

F#m7

G B D

Gmaj7

A C# E

B D F#

Bm7

vii°

C#dim

C# E G

C#dim

C#m7b5

Scales and modes on D

All twenty scales on this site, set out on the same root.

Scale	Page	Degrees	Notes
Major	D major	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	D E F# G A B C#
Ionian	D ionian	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	D E F# G A B C#
Dorian	D dorian	1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7	D E F G A B C
Phrygian	D phrygian	1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	D Eb F G A Bb C
Lydian	D lydian	1 2 3 #4 5 6 7	D E F# G# A B C#
Mixolydian	D mixolydian	1 2 3 4 5 6 b7	D E F# G A B C
Natural minor	D natural minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	D E F G A Bb C
Aeolian	D aeolian	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	D E F G A Bb C
Locrian	D locrian	1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7	D Eb F G Ab Bb C
Harmonic minor	D harmonic minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7	D E F G A Bb C#
Melodic minor (ascending)	D melodic minor (ascending)	1 2 b3 4 5 6 7	D E F G A B C#
Major pentatonic	D major pentatonic	1 2 3 5 6	D E F# A B
Minor pentatonic	D minor pentatonic	1 b3 4 5 b7	D F G A C
Blues scale	D blues scale	1 b3 4 b5 5 b7	D F G Ab A C
Phrygian dominant	D phrygian dominant	1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7	D Eb F# G A Bb C
Lydian dominant	D lydian dominant	1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7	D E F# G# A B C
Whole tone	D whole tone	1 2 3 #4 #5 b7	D E F# G# A# B#
Diminished (half-whole)	D diminished (half-whole)	1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7	D Eb F F# G# A B C
Diminished (whole-half)	D diminished (whole-half)	1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7	D E F G Ab Bb B C#
Chromatic	D chromatic	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C#

Scale

Page

Degrees

Notes

Major

D major

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

D E F# G A B C#

Ionian

D ionian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

D E F# G A B C#

Dorian

D dorian

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

D E F G A B C

Phrygian

D phrygian

1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

D Eb F G A Bb C

Lydian

D lydian

1 2 3 #4 5 6 7

D E F# G# A B C#

Mixolydian

D mixolydian

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

D E F# G A B C

Natural minor

D natural minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

D E F G A Bb C

Aeolian

D aeolian

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

D E F G A Bb C

Locrian

D locrian

1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7

D Eb F G Ab Bb C

Harmonic minor

D harmonic minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

D E F G A Bb C#

Melodic minor (ascending)

D melodic minor (ascending)

1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

D E F G A B C#

Major pentatonic

D major pentatonic

1 2 3 5 6

D E F# A B

Minor pentatonic

D minor pentatonic

1 b3 4 5 b7

D F G A C

Blues scale

D blues scale

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7

D F G Ab A C

Phrygian dominant

D phrygian dominant

1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

D Eb F# G A Bb C

Lydian dominant

D lydian dominant

1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7

D E F# G# A B C

Whole tone

D whole tone

1 2 3 #4 #5 b7

D E F# G# A# B#

Diminished (half-whole)

D diminished (half-whole)

1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7

D Eb F F# G# A B C

Diminished (whole-half)

D diminished (whole-half)

1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7

D E F G Ab Bb B C#

Chromatic

D chromatic

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C#

Chords on D

All twenty-three chord qualities on this site, set out on the same root.

Chord	Page	Degrees	Notes	Quality
D	D	1 3 5	D F# A	Major
Dm	Dm	1 b3 5	D F A	Minor
Ddim	Ddim	1 b3 b5	D F Ab	Diminished
Daug	Daug	1 3 #5	D F# A#	Augmented
Dsus2	Dsus2	1 2 5	D E A	Suspended second
Dsus4	Dsus4	1 4 5	D G A	Suspended fourth
Dmaj7	Dmaj7	1 3 5 7	D F# A C#	Major seventh
Dm7	Dm7	1 b3 5 b7	D F A C	Minor seventh
D7	D7	1 3 5 b7	D F# A C	Dominant seventh
Dm7b5	Dm7b5	1 b3 b5 b7	D F Ab C	Half-diminished seventh
Ddim7	Ddim7	1 b3 b5 bb7	D F Ab Cb	Diminished seventh
D6	D6	1 3 5 6	D F# A B	Sixth
Dm6	Dm6	1 b3 5 6	D F A B	Minor sixth
Dadd9	Dadd9	1 9 3 5	D E F# A	Added ninth
D9	D9	1 9 3 5 b7	D E F# A C	Dominant ninth
Dm9	Dm9	1 9 b3 5 b7	D E F A C	Minor ninth
Dmaj9	Dmaj9	1 9 3 5 7	D E F# A C#	Major ninth
D11	D11	1 9 3 11 5 b7	D E F# G A C	Dominant eleventh
Dm11	Dm11	1 9 b3 11 5 b7	D E F G A C	Minor eleventh
D13	D13	1 9 3 5 13 b7	D E F# A B C	Dominant thirteenth
D7sus4	D7sus4	1 4 5 b7	D G A C	Dominant seventh suspended fourth
D7b5	D7b5	1 3 b5 b7	D F# Ab C	Dominant seventh flat five
D7#9	D7#9	1 3 5 b7 #9	D F# A C E#	Dominant seventh sharp nine

Chord

Page

Degrees

Notes

Quality

1 3 5

D F# A

Major

1 b3 5

D F A

Minor

Ddim

1 b3 b5

D F Ab

Diminished

Daug

1 3 #5

D F# A#

Augmented

Dsus2

1 2 5

D E A

Suspended second

Dsus4

1 4 5

D G A

Suspended fourth

Dmaj7

1 3 5 7

D F# A C#

Major seventh

Dm7

1 b3 5 b7

D F A C

Minor seventh

1 3 5 b7

D F# A C

Dominant seventh

Dm7b5

1 b3 b5 b7

D F Ab C

Half-diminished seventh

Ddim7

1 b3 b5 bb7

D F Ab Cb

Diminished seventh

1 3 5 6

D F# A B

Sixth

Dm6

1 b3 5 6

D F A B

Minor sixth

Dadd9

1 9 3 5

D E F# A

Added ninth

1 9 3 5 b7

D E F# A C

Dominant ninth

Dm9

1 9 b3 5 b7

D E F A C

Minor ninth

Dmaj9

1 9 3 5 7

D E F# A C#

Major ninth

D11

1 9 3 11 5 b7

D E F# G A C

Dominant eleventh

Dm11

1 9 b3 11 5 b7

D E F G A C

Minor eleventh

D13

1 9 3 5 13 b7

D E F# A B C

Dominant thirteenth

D7sus4

1 4 5 b7

D G A C

Dominant seventh suspended fourth

D7b5

1 3 b5 b7

D F# Ab C

Dominant seventh flat five

D7#9

1 3 5 b7 #9

D F# A C E#

Dominant seventh sharp nine

Fretboard maps

Map	Page	Contents
D major	note map	every position to fret 22 as note names
D degrees	degree map	the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales
All keys	index	the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Map

Page

Contents

D major

note map

every position to fret 22 as note names

D degrees

degree map

the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales

All keys

index

the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Related keys

RelativeKey of Bshares every note with D
ParallelD natural minorthe same tonic, a different third, sixth and seventh
DominantKey of Aa fifth above D; its tonic chord is the dominant of this key
SubdominantKey of Ga fourth above D; its tonic chord is the fourth chord of this key
CircleCircle of fifthswhere D sits relative to the other eleven keys
SignatureKey signaturesthe accidentals of every key, including the enharmonic spellings
CapoCapo charthow to reach D with open shapes

All twelve keys: C · C# · D · Eb · E · F · F# · G · Ab · A · Bb · B

ScaleD major7 notes · 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ScaleD natural minor7 notes · 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Neck mapD — note mapD major · frets 0–22 · D E F# G A B C#
DegreesD — degree mapD major and natural minor · frets 0–22
ChordD — Major1 3 5 · D F# A
ChordDm7 — Minor seventh1 b3 5 b7 · D F A C
KeyKey of BB C# D# E F# G# A# · B major / G# minor
HubScales and modes12 roots × 20 scales
HubChords12 roots × 23 qualities
CapoCapo chart12 capo positions × 24 target keys

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