D major arpeggio for guitar (D)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the D major arpeggio (D): D · F# · A.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
D
DF#A
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
D
Root
· R
F#
Third
· 3
A
Fifth
· 5
Arpeggio sheet
DFormula (degrees)
R 3 5
Notes in key
D F# A
Typical use
Over major chords; I and IV.
D major
The D major arpeggio is made up of: D · F# · A.
The major arpeggio: the triad played one note at a time, the most stable resting point the ear hears as resolution. Useful over the I and IV degrees of a major key.