D Major Scale: Interactive Piano Reference with Chords

💪 Here's a strong D major scale reference which shows the notes and finger position on a piano keyboard. Plus, an interactive tool to play D major diatonic chords and a list of common chord progressions in the key of D major.

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D major scale notes, piano layout & finger position

• D
• E
• F^♯
• G
• A
• B
• C^♯
• D

chords in the key of D major
(D major diatonic chords)

The chords in the key of D major are: D major, E minor, F^♯ minor, G major, A major, B minor and C^♯ diminished

Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.

Popular Songs in the Key of D Major

• Twist and Shout by The Beatles
• Hotel California by The Eagles
• Harvest Moon by Neil Young
• Wake Me Up by Avicii
• Money by Pink Floyd
• One More Time by Daft Punk
• Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.
• Where the Streets Have No Name by U2
• Loser by Beck
• Jeremy by Pearl Jam
• Lithium by Nirvana
• Under Pressure by Queen
• Higher by Creed

major scale formula

🔧 The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:

• W-W-H-W-W-W-H

W = Whole step   H = Half step

go to a different major or minor scale

C majorE majorF majorG majorA majorB majorD_♭/C^♯ majorE_♭/D^♯ majorG_♭/F^♯ majorA_♭/G^♯ majorB_♭/A^♯ major

C minorD minorE minorF minorG minorA minorB minor C^♯/D_♭ minorD^♯/E_♭ minorF^♯/G_♭ minorG^♯/A_♭ minorA^♯/B_♭ minor