Diatonic Circle of Fifths Progression in D Major for Guitar

The D Major scale on guitar: the Diatonic Circle of Fifths progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D E F# G A B C#

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|-10--12-----|
B|--9--10--12-|
G|--9--11--12-|
D|--9--11--12-|
A|-10--12-----|
E|--9--10--12-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
II	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
IV	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
IV	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
IV	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
V	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
V	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
V	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 9`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`9 10 11 9 x x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`

Diatonic Circle of Fifths

Chords: D – G – C#dim – F#m – Bm – Em – A – D

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|
B|3-----------2---3-----------3-----------2---3-----------3-------|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
G|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|0-------------------0---4-----------0-------------------0---4---|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|
A|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

e|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|3-----------2---3-----------3-----------2---3-----------3-------|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 2`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 5`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 5`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`5 4 2 2 2 3`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 2 x`

Diatonic Circle of Fifths

Chords: Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – C#m7b5 – F#m7 – Bm7 – Em7 – A7 – Dmaj7

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|
B|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
G|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|0-------------------0---4-----------0-------------------0---4---|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|
A|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

e|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 0 2 2 0`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`10 9 11 9 x x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 6 5 3`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 9`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 12`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 7 7 x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 9 7 7 7 9`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 11 9 12 10`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 0`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`

Diatonic Circle of Fifths

Chords: Dmaj9 – Gmaj9 – C#m7b5b9 – F#m7b9 – Bm9 – Em9 – A9 – Dmaj9

e|0-------------------2---5---0-------------------2---5---0-------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
B|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|------------------------3---7-------------------------------3---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------------------4---------------2-------------------4-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|4-----------4---5-------------------4-----------4---5-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---2---5---------------------------2---2---5-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|10------------------12--10------------------12--10--------------|3-------------------5---3-------------------5---3---------------|
B|12----------12--14------12----------12--14------12----------12--|5-----------5---7-------5-----------5---7-------5-----------5---|
G|9---9---12--------------9---9---12--------------9---9---12------|2---2---6---------------2---2---6---------------2---2---6-------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|4-----------------------4-----------------------4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------5---7-------------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|7-----------------------7-----------7-----------------------7---|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
G|4---------------4---7---------------4---------------4---7-------|0-------------------0---4-----------0-------------------0---4---|
D|7-------4---7-----------------------7-------4---7---------------|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|
A|4---5-------------------------------4---5-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|7-----------------------------------7---------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

e|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|0-------------------2---5---0-------------------2---5---0-------|
B|5-----------------------5-----------5-----------------------5---|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|5-------2---5-----------------------5-------2---5---------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|2---4-------------------------------2---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|5-----------------------------------5---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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