D Major Guitar Chord (Dmaj) | Easy Ways to Play It
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Chord Description

This chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, and Perfect Fifth
The Dmaj chord is known as:
- D Major
- D Maj
- D M
- D Major Triad
- Dmaj
This chord is composed of the notes D, F#, and A
Notes in the D maj chord:
DF#A
How to create the Major chord:
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Fingerings for the Dmaj guitar chord
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Visually impaired people might find useful this D maj accessible text-based chord description.
Position 1
Movable

Position 2
Open

Position 3
Movable

Position 4
Open

Position 5
Open

Position 6
Open

Position 7
Movable

Position 8
BarreMovable

Position 9
BarreMovable

Position 10
BarreMovable

Position 11
BarreMovable

Position 12
BarreMovable

Position 13
BarreOpen

Position 14
BarreMovable

Position 15
BarreMovable

Position 16
BarreMovable

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Chord tones in te D maj chord
You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!
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