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Aliases: D ionian

D major Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a D major scale sound like?

D major scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the D major scale on the piano?

Notes:

D
E
F#
G
A
B
C#

Intervals:

1P
2M
3M
4P
5P
6M
7M

Guitar Fingering

How do you play the D major scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F#
C#
A
E
B
F#
G
D
G
B
F#
C#
A
E
G
D
A
C#
B
F#
D
A
E
B
G
C#
E
B
F#
C#
D
A
G
D
F#
C#
E
B
G
D
A
E

Intervals:

2M
6M
4P
1P
5P
2M
3M
7M
5P
2M
6M
3M
4P
1P
4P
6M
3M
7M
5P
2M
4P
1P
5P
7M
6M
3M
1P
5P
2M
6M
4P
7M
2M
6M
3M
7M
1P
5P
4P
1P
3M
7M
2M
6M
4P
1P
5P
2M
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Notes

What notes are in the D major scale

D - E - F# - G - A - B - C#

Formula

What is the formula for the D major scale

2M - 2M - 2m - 2M - 2M - 2M - 2m

Intervals

What intervals are in the D major scale

Root Note

Major 2nd

Major 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Major 6th

Major 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the D major scale