Major & minor
D major scale · also called the Ionian mode
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is B natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of D major.
- Notes
- DEF♯GABC♯
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
How to play the D major scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------12-14-15-| B|-------------------------------------12-14-15----------| G|----------------------------11-12-14-------------------| D|-------------------11-12-14----------------------------| A|----------10-12-14-------------------------------------| E|-10-12-14----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 10–15
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------2-4-| E|-------2-3-------| C|-1-2-4-----------| G|-----------2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the D major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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