D shape of D Major
Symbol: D
D shape
Root
D
Chord tones
D · F# · A
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 4 · 7
Position
Open position
String by string
- String 6: not played
- String 5: not played
- String 4: open Droot
- String 3: fret 2 → A
- String 2: fret 3 → Droot
- String 1: fret 2 → F#
Note names on this page use the toolkit's sharp spelling throughout: A# and Bb are the same pitch, and this page always writes A#.
The five shapes of D Major
- 1. C shape · From fret 2
- 2. A shape · From fret 5
- 3. G shape · From fret 7
- 4. E shape · From fret 10
- 5. D shape · Open position
Each shape covers the same chord in a different place on the neck; the list shows where each one starts.
Corresponding D Ionian (Major)
Every tone of D Major belongs to D Ionian (Major). The board shows that scale across frets 0–12, connecting this chord shape to the notes around it.
RootIn scaleOutside scale
D · E · F# · G · A · B · C#
D Major in the D shape sounds 4 of the six strings in standard tuning, and its chord tones are D · F# · A.