D Major Chord

Lesson 26
Author : Chris Colby van Scyoc
Last Updated : May, 2025

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D MAJOR CHORD
Written Materials for This Lesson

The D major chord may seem like an alien shape. The good news is that this is another movable form that can be found in songs by Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.


D Major Chord

  • E (6th) string (Low) = mute / not strummed
  • A (5th) string = not strummed
  • D (4th) string = open
  • G (3rd) string = first (1st) finger, second (2nd) fret
  • B (2nd) string = third (3rd) finger, third (3rd) fret
  • E (1st) string (High) = second (2nd) finger, second (2nd) fret



PLAY

Play #1

|: D / / / | D / / / :|



Play #2

|: D / / / | D / / / :|



Play #3

|: D / / / | D / / / :|



Play #4

|: D / / / | E/D / / / :|



Play #5

|: G/D / / / | A/D / / / :|



Play #6

|: D / / / | D / / / | G/D / / / | A/D / / / :|



Play #7

|: G/D / A/D / | G/D / A/D / :|



Play #8

|: D / / / | G/D / A/D / :|



Play #9

|: D / / / | D / / / | G/D / / / | A/D / / / :|



Play #10

|: D / / / | D / / / | G/D / / / | A/D / / / :|



Play #11

|: C / / / | D / / / :|



Play #12

|: C / / / | D / / / :|



Play #13

|: C / / / | D / / / :|



Play #14

|: E / / / | D / / / :|



Play #15

|: E / / / | D / / / :|



Play #16

|: E / / / | D / / / :|



Play #17

|: D / / / | E / / / :|



Play #18

|: D / / / | E / / / :|



Play #19

|: D / / / | A / / / :|



Play #20

|: D / / / | A / / / :|



Play #21

|: D / / / | A / / / :|



Play #22

|: D / / / | A / / / :|



Play #23

|: D / / / | A / / / :|



Play #24

|: A / / / | D / / / :|



Play #25

|: A / / / | D / / / :|



Play #26

|: D / A / | E / / / :|



Play #27

|: D / A / | E / / / :|



Play #28

|: D / A / | E / / / :|



Play #29

|: A / / / | D / E / :|



Play #30

|: A / / / | D / E / :|



JAM!

JAM #1


|: D / / / | G / / / :|





Review: What We Know!

  • NEW:
  • ~ From This Lesson ~
  • D Major Chord

  • PREVIOUS:
  • A Major Chord
  • F & Fmaj7 Chords
  • C Major Chord
  • Barre Chords
  • Power Chords
  • Flats and Sharps
  • Natural Notes on the Low E String
  • Notes on the Low E String
  • Single-String Picking
  • Eighth Notes
  • Am Chord
  • Changing Chords - E and Am
  • Am7 Chord
  • Changing Chords - E7 and Am7
  • E7 Chord
  • E Chord
  • Em Chord
  • Em7 Chord
  • Tuning and Tuners
  • Your first open chord - Em11
  • Quarter Notes
  • Half Notes
  • Whole Notes
  • Downstroke
  • Counting bars (measures) of four. Also known as 4/4 ("four, four time")
  • Muting all the strings with the fretting hand
  • Playing on beat one of every measure (the first beat of each measure)
  • Playing in time
  • Let's build upon this! Fantastic!

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