D major scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the D major scale (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) on guitar: D · E · F# · G · A · B · C#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
D Major
1234567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
D
· Root
2
E
· Tension
3
F#
· Third
4
G
· Tension
5
A
· Fifth
6
B
· Tension
7
C#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
D MajorFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Notes in key
D E F# G A B C#
Typical use
Over major and maj7 chords.
Major
The major scale (Ionian) is the reference scale of Western music, built on the whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half interval pattern. It sounds bright and stable, and is the foundation for major and maj7 chords.
Notes of the D major scale: D · E · F# · G · A · B · C#.