D major triad for guitar (D)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the D major triad (D) on the guitar fretboard: D · F# · A.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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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
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 6
1st inversion
fret 11
2nd inversion
fret 3
D major
The D major triad is made up of three notes: D · F# · A.
It's the most consonant, stable triad -- the backbone of most pop, rock, and folk music. It often functions as the tonic chord, the point of arrival a progression resolves to.