D Major Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Open D Tuning)

The D Major scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D E F# G A B C#

Tuning: Open D Guitar (D A D Gb A D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

CAGED - A Shape

d |--7---9-----|
A |--4---5---7-|
Gb|--4---5---7-|
D |--5---7---8-|
A |--7---9--10-|
D |--7---9-----|

CAGED - G Shape

d |--9--11--12-|
A |--7---9--10-|
Gb|--7---9-----|
D |--7---8--10-|
A |--9--10--12-|
D |--9--11--12-|

CAGED - E Shape

d |-12--14-----|
A |--9--10--12-|
Gb|--9--11--12-|
D |-10--12--13-|
A |-12--14-----|
D |-11--12--14-|

CAGED - D Shape

d |-14--16--17-|
A |-12--14-----|
Gb|-11--12--14-|
D |-12--13--15-|
A |-14--16--17-|
D |-14--16--17-|

3NPS - First Position

d |-12--14--16-|
A |-10--12--14-|
Gb|-11--12--14-|
D |-12--13--15-|
A |-14--16--17-|
D |-14--16--17-|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D	D F# A	`0 0 0 0 0 0`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 3 5 x`
I	D	D F# A	`0 0 0 3 x x`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 7 8 5 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 7 5 5 7 5`
II	Em	E G B	`x 7 5 5 7 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 7 9 10 7 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 10 9 10 10 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 7`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 11 12 9 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 12 11 12 12 x`
IV	G	G B D	`5 5 5 5 5 5`
IV	G	G B D	`x 10 9 8 10 x`
IV	G	G B D	`5 5 5 8 x x`
IV	G	G B D	`x 10 12 13 10 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 3 0 x`
V	A	A C# E	`7 7 7 7 7 7`
V	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 10 12 x`
V	A	A C# E	`7 7 7 10 x x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 0 0 2 0`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 0 0 2 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 5 2 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 5 4 5 5 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 2 1 4 2`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 2 1 4 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 2 1 x x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 x x x`

Arpeggios

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

d |------------------------------------5---------------------------|------------------------9---12--11------------------------------|
A |----------------------------5---7-------7---4-------------------|7-------------------10--------------12--9-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------1---5-----------------------5---1-----------|5-----------8---10--------------------------8---7---------------|
D |2-----------0---2---------------------------------------2-------|5---5---9-------------------------------------------7-----------|
A |2-------2---------------------------------------------------4---|7-------------------------------------------------------9---7---|
D |2---5-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------11--14--12------------------------------|------------------------------------11--------------------------|
A |9-------------------12--------------14--10----------------------|----------------------------10--12------12--9-------------------|
Gb|7-----------10--12--------------------------10--8---------------|3-------------------7---10----------------------10--7-----------|
D |7---7---11------------------------------------------9-----------|2-----------5---7---------------------------------------7-------|
A |9-------------------------------------------------------10--9---|4-------7---------------------------------------------------9---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|7---11----------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------5---7---4---------------------------|------------------------4---7---5-------------------------------|
A |--------------------4---7---------------7---4-------------------|2-------------------5---------------7---4-----------------------|
Gb|3-----------1---3-------------------------------3---------------|0-----------3---5---------------------------3---1---------------|
D |2-------2-------------------------------------------4---2-------|0---0---4-------------------------------------------2-----------|
A |0---4-------------------------------------------------------4---|2-------------------------------------------------------4---2---|
D |11--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------5---------------------------------------|
A |4---------------4---7-------7---4-------------------4-----------|
Gb|1-------1---5-----------------------3---1-----------1-------1---|
D |2---2---------------------------------------2-------2---2-------|
A |4-----------------------------------------------4---4-----------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

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

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------7-------8---7---------------------------|
D |--------------------------------0-------------------------------|--------5-------9---------------------------9-----------5-------|
A |----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------8-------10--8---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------7-------11--------------------------11----------7-------|--------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A |9---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------7-------9-----------9-------7-------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|7-------11----------------------------------------------11------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|------------------------1-------3---1---------------------------|
D |----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|--------0-------4---------------------------4-----------0-------|
A |0-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------1-------3-------5---3-------1-------------------|
D |--------2-----------------------------------------------2-------|
A |4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 7`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 12 11 12 12 x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 12 11 12 x x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 10 9 8 10 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 12 11 10 12 x`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 0 0 2 0`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 0 0 2 x`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 5 4 5 5 x`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 5 4 5 x x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 1 0 2`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 1 0 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 1 x x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 1 4 2`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 5 4 3 5 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 7 5 5 7 5`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 7 5 5 7 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 10 9 10 10 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`9 10 9 10 x x`

Arpeggios

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

d |------------------------11--14--12------------------------------|------------------------12--------------------------------------|
A |9-------------------12--------------14--10----------------------|10--------------10--14------14--10------------------10----------|
Gb|7-----------10--12--------------------------10--8---------------|8-------8---12----------------------10--8-----------8-------8---|
D |7---7---11------------------------------------------9-----------|9---9---------------------------------------9-------9---9-------|
A |9-------------------------------------------------------10--9---|10----------------------------------------------10--10----------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------14--17--16------------------------------|------------------------4---7---5-------------------------------|
A |12------------------16--------------17--14----------------------|2-------------------5---------------7---4-----------------------|
Gb|10----------13--15--------------------------13--12--------------|0-----------3---5---------------------------3---1---------------|
D |11--11--14------------------------------------------12----------|0---0---4-------------------------------------------2-----------|
A |12------------------------------------------------------14--12--|2-------------------------------------------------------4---2---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------5---7---4---------------------------|------------------------7---------------------------------------|
A |--------------------4---7---------------7---4-------------------|5---------------5---9-------9---5-------------------5-----------|
Gb|3-----------1---3-------------------------------3---------------|3-------3---7-----------------------5---3-----------3-------3---|
D |2-------2-------------------------------------------4---2-------|4---4---------------------------------------4-------4---4-------|
A |0---4-------------------------------------------------------4---|5-----------------------------------------------5---5-----------|
D |11--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------9---12--11------------------------------|
A |7-------------------10--------------12--9-----------------------|
Gb|5-----------8---10--------------------------8---7---------------|
D |5---5---9-------------------------------------------7-----------|
A |7-------------------------------------------------------9---7---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

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

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------8-------10--8---------------------------|----------------8-------10------12--10------8-------------------|
D |--------7-------11--------------------------11----------7-------|--------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|
A |9---------------------------------------------------------------|10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------12------13--12--------------------------|------------------------1-------3---1---------------------------|
D |--------11------14--------------------------14----------11------|--------0-------4---------------------------4-----------0-------|
A |12--------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|----------------3-------5-------7---5-------3-------------------|
D |----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|--------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|
A |0-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------7-------8---7---------------------------|
D |--------5-------9---------------------------9-----------5-------|
A |7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`0 0 0 3 4 2`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`0 0 2 0 4 0`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`0 0 2 0 4 2`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`0 0 2 0 4 4`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`4 0 2 1 0 2`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`4 0 2 1 0 4`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`4 0 2 1 4 2`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`4 0 2 1 4 4`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`5 0 0 0 0 0`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`5 0 0 0 0 4`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`5 0 0 0 0 5`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`5 0 0 0 2 0`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 2 0 3 4 0`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 2 0 3 4 4`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 2 4 3 4 0`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 2 0 3 4 x`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 4 0 1 2 0`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 4 0 1 2 2`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 4 2 1 2 0`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 4 0 1 2 x`

Arpeggios

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

d |------------------------------------5---------------------------|--------------------------------4---7---4-----------------------|
A |----------------------------5---7-------7---4-------------------|------------------------4---7---------------5---4---------------|
Gb|--------------------1---5-----------------------5---1-----------|--------------------3-------------------------------3-----------|
D |2-----------0---2---------------------------------------2-------|4-----------2---4---------------------------------------4---0---|
A |2-------2---------------------------------------------------4---|0---0---4-------------------------------------------------------|
D |2---5-----------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------------------11--------------------------|----------------------------7---9---5---------------------------|
A |----------------------------10--12------12--9-------------------|2-------------------5---9---------------9---5-------------------|
Gb|3-------------------7---10----------------------10--7-----------|0-----------3---5-------------------------------5---------------|
D |2-----------5---7---------------------------------------7-------|0-------4-------------------------------------------5---4-------|
A |4-------7---------------------------------------------------9---|2---5-------------------------------------------------------5---|
D |7---11----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------5---------------------------------------|
A |4---------------4---7-------7---4-------------------4-----------|
Gb|1-------1---5-----------------------3---1-----------1-------1---|
D |2---2---------------------------------------2-------2---2-------|
A |4-----------------------------------------------4---4-----------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

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

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------0-------------------------------|------------------------0-------2---0---------------------------|
A |----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|--------0-------4---------------------------4-----------0-------|
D |2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------5-------------------------------|----------------4-------5-----------5-------4-------------------|
A |----------------7-------9-----------9-------7-------------------|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
D |7-------11----------------------------------------------11------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------1-------3-------5---3-------1-------------------|
D |--------2-----------------------------------------------2-------|
A |4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

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