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D ,major (D ) Guitar Chord

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The "open" D major chord is one of the most commonly used chords in guitar music.

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D
A
D
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

There is a lot going on in the D major barre chord held in the shape of the "C" barre chord. This is one of the trickier chords to play.

D Chord Chart

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D
F#
A
D
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

Here's the "D" major barre chord using the "A" major shape. The barre of this chord is located at the 5th fret.

D Chord Chart

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D
A
D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

D major barre chord starting at the 10th fret.

D Chord Chart

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D
A
D
F#
A
D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This is an alternate way to finger the D major chord. This fingering is not necessarily used often, but can be useful if you need your other fingers to strike melody notes.

D Chord Chart

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing of a D major chord is played in dropped D tuning. It combines open string notes with notes played in tenth position.

D Chord Chart

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F#
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D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This version of the "open" D major chord is played in dropped-D tuning.

D Chord Chart

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O

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A
D
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D
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing of a D major chord is played in fifth position. The open D string is an optional note in this chord voicing.

D Chord Chart

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D
D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing of D major features a low root note on the fifth string. The third finger performs a barre across the D, G, and B strings. Notice how the first string is omitted from this shape.

D Chord Chart

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing of D major is based on the shape of the "open" C major chord.

D Chord Chart

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X

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D
F#
A
D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for D major omits the third of the chord. This voicing was largely popularized by Hendrix.

D Chord Chart

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F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This is the D major chord played using the A shape barre chord. This fingering uses fingers 2, 3 and 4.

D Chord Chart

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D
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D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This D major triad features the fifth of the chord (A) in the bass.

D Chord Chart

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F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for D major is commonly used in blues music.

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D
F#
D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This second position barre chord for D major is played in C Wahine tuning (C, G, D, G, B, D).

D Chord Chart

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D
A
F#
A
D
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This seventh position barre chord for D major is played in C Wahine tuning (C, G, D, G, B, C).

D Chord Chart

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D
A
D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for D major utilizes a common, movable chord shape.

D Chord Chart

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D
F#
A
D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for D major is played in open D tuning.

D Chord Chart

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F#
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D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for D major is played in open D tuning at the 12th fret.

D Chord Chart

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A
D
F#
A
D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

Compare the shape of this D major chord to the shape of the basic F major chord played in first position.

D Chord Chart

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F#
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D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This fifth position voicing for D major is played in drop D tuning.

D Chord Chart

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O

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D
A
D
D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

The fifth (A) is omitted from this voicing of D major.

D Chord Chart

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X

X

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D
F#

D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This seventh position D major barre chord is played in open G tuning. Notice how the open sixth string is played as the lowest root note.

D Chord Chart

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D
D
A
D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This D major barre chord is played in open G tuning. The fifth of the chord (A) is played in the bass.

D Chord Chart

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D
A
D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This seventh position voicing for D major is played in open G tuning. Notice how the sixth and fourth strings are played open.

D Chord Chart

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O

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D

D
D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This D major chord is played in DADGAD tuning.

D Chord Chart

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O

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D
A
D
A
A
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for D major is used in the interlude section to "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin. It is played in DADGAD tuning.

D Chord Chart

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D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for D major combines high fretted notes with open strings. It is played in DADGAD tuning.

D Chord Chart

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O

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A
D
F#
A
D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This is another possible way to play a D major chord in DADGAD tuning.

D Chord Chart

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O

O

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D
A
F#
A
A
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This D major voicing is played in second inversion.

D Chord Chart

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X

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A
D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for D major is played at the 12th fret in open D tuning.

D Chord Chart

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O

O
O

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D

D
F#
A
D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This D major triad is played at the 5th and 7th frets.

D Chord Chart

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X
X

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D
F#
A

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This D chord is played in open D tuning. Notice how the third (F#) is tripled.

D Chord Chart

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O

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D
A
F#
F#
A
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This three string voicing for D major is played in open G tuning.

D Chord Chart

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X

O

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D
F#
D

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This D major triad played with a third finger barre features the fifth of the chord (A) in the bass.

D Chord Chart

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X

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A
D
Gb

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This is a higher three-string voicing for a D major chord.

D Chord Chart

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A
D
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This is a three-string voicing of a D major chord, one octave above the "open" position

D Chord Chart

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X

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A
D
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This three string voicing for D major is played in drop D tuning.

D Chord Chart

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O

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X

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D
A
F#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

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