On this page you'll find a visual reference to the diatonic triad and 7th chords in the key of D major. Diatonic is just a fancy word to mean the chords that are formed from the notes in the scale. Plus, you'll find a visual layout representation on a piano keyboard for each chord.
D Major Scale
Here are the notes that form the D Major scale. Click on any of the note letters to jump to its chords:
The D major scale has two sharps, the C and the F:
- I
- ii
- iii
- IV
- V
- vi
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D Major Chords
The diatonic triads and 7th chords in the key of D major are:
I - D Major & D Major 7th (Tonic)
D F♯ A C♯
- D
- F♯
- A
- C♯
D Major Chord Inversions
Inversion | D Major | D Major 7th |
---|---|---|
1st | F♯ A D | F♯ A C♯ D |
2nd | A D F♯ | A C♯ D F♯ |
3rd | C♯ D F♯ A |
ii - E minor & E minor 7th (Supertonic)
E G B D
- E
- G
- B
- D
E Minor Chord Inversions
Inversion | E Minor | E minor 7th |
---|---|---|
1st | G B E | G B D E |
2nd | B E G | B D E G |
3rd | D E G B |
iii - F♯ minor & F♯ minor 7th (Mediant)
F♯ A C♯ E
- F♯
- A
- C♯
- E
F♯ Minor Chord Inversions
Inversion | F♯ Minor | F♯ Minor 7th |
---|---|---|
1st | A C♯ F♯ | A C♯ E F♯ |
2nd | C♯ F♯ A | C♯ E F♯ A |
3rd | E F♯ A C♯ |
IV - G Major & G Major 7th (Subdominant)
G B D F♯
- G
- B
- D
- F♯
G Major Chord Inversions
Inversion | G Major | G Major 7th |
---|---|---|
1st | B D G | B D F♯ G |
2nd | D G B | D F♯ G B |
3rd | F♯ G B D |
V - A Major & A Dominant 7th (Dominant)
A C♯ E G
- A
- C♯
- E
- G
A Major Chord Inversions
Inversion | A Major | A Dominant 7th |
---|---|---|
1st | C♯ E A | C♯ E G A |
2nd | E A C♯ | E G A C♯ |
3rd | G A C♯ E |
vi - B minor & B minor 7th (Submediant)
B D F♯ A
- B
- D
- F♯
- A
B Minor Chord Inversions
Inversion | B Minor | B minor 7th |
---|---|---|
1st | D F♯ B | D F♯ A B |
2nd | F♯ B D | F♯ A B D |
3rd | A B D F♯ |
viio - C♯ Diminished & C♯ minor 7th Flat Five (Leading Tone)
C♯ E G B
- C♯
- E
- G
- B
C♯ Diminished Chord Inversions
Inversion | C♯ Diminished | C♯ minor 7th Flat Five |
---|---|---|
1st | E G C♯ | E G B C♯ |
2nd | G C♯ E | G B C♯ E |
3rd | B C♯ E G |
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