D major has two sharps and a bright, open ring, which is why so much violin music, folk and worship is written in it. Its chords are D, Em, F♯m, G, A, Bm and C♯°. B minor is the relative minor and D minor the parallel minor. On guitar D, G, A and Bm are open shapes, and the drop-D tuning gives the key an extra low root.
The chords of D major
Seven chords, one on each note of the scale. The three major ones, D, G and A, carry most songs.
D is sounding: D, F♯ and A.
D major
DEF♯GABC♯
B minor
BC♯DEF♯GA
Make your own in D major
The generator, set to D major. Lock the chords you like, generate the rest, then download it as MIDI.
Chord names with spaces, up to 16.
More in and around D major
- D major: scale, chords and key signature
- B minor chord progressions, its relative minor
- D minor chord progressions, its parallel minor
- Major chord progressions
- The I–V–vi–IV progression
- The I–IV–V progression
- The ii–V–I progression
- Move these chords to another key: the chord transposer
- Which key is your song in? The key finder
Piano sounds by the Salamander Grand Piano (Alexander Holm), CC BY 3.0.
