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
notes: D E F♯ G A B C♯
relative minor: B minor
- D
- E
- F♯
- G
- A
- B
- C♯
- D
B
C♯
D
G
A
B
left hand
right hand
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.
last chords played
common chord progressions in the key of D major
Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of D major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords.
toggle D major scale intervals & scale degrees
degrees | notes | intervals |
---|---|---|
1: Tonic | D | Unison |
2: Supertonic | E | Major 2nd |
3: Mediant | F♯ | Major 3rd |
4: Subdominant | G | Perfect 4th |
5: Dominant | A | Perfect 5th |
6: Submediant | B | Major 6th |
7: Leading Tone | C♯ | Major 7th |
1: Octave/Tonic | D | Perfect 8th |
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
piano samples
The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.
drum samples
The drum samples used here are from “ Mailbox Badger : Public Domain Drum Samples : Vol. 2 ”by Mailbox Badger/Patrick Callan, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

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