D Major Scale

D major

Notes

D · E · F♯ · G · A · B · C♯

Intervals

  • RootD (1P)
  • Major 2ndE (2M)
  • Major 3rdF♯ (3M)
  • Perfect 4thG (4P)
  • Perfect 5thA (5P)
  • Major 6thB (6M)
  • Major 7thC♯ (7M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EF♯GABC♯DEBC♯DEF♯GABGABC♯DEF♯GDEF♯GABC♯DABC♯DEF♯GAEF♯GABC♯DE
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Modes of D major

Each mode uses the same seven notes as D major, started from a different scale degree.

  1. 1D Ionian — this scale— major 7th (7)
  2. 2E Dorian— natural 6th (♮6)
  3. 3F♯ Phrygian— flat 2nd (♭2)
  4. 4G Lydian— sharp 4th (♯4 / ♯11)
  5. 5A Mixolydian— flat 7th (♭7)
  6. 6B Aeolian— flat 6th (♭6)
  7. 7D♭ Locrian— flat 5th (♭5)

3-Notes-Per-String positions

Seven movable patterns, each covering all 6 strings with 3 consecutive scale tones per string. Root notes are shown in red.

All 7 patterns
Pattern 1open · frets 0–5
EBGDAE35EF♯GABC♯DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯GA
Pattern 2frets 2–7
EBGDAE357F♯GABC♯DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯GAB
Pattern 3frets 3–9
EBGDAE3579GABC♯DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯GABC♯
Pattern 4frets 5–10
EBGDAE579ABC♯DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯GABC♯D
Pattern 5frets 7–12
EBGDAE791213BC♯DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯GABC♯DE
Pattern 6frets 9–14
EBGDAE912131415C♯DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯
Pattern 7frets 10–15
EBGDAE1213141516DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯G

Quartal voicings

Stacked perfect 4ths across four adjacent strings, sorted nut to heel. Root notes are circled in red.

All voicings
EBGDAE3EADG
E root
EBGDAE35BEAD
B root
EBGDAE35EADG
E root
EBGDAE35F♯BEA
F# root
EBGDAE57C♯F♯BE
C# root
EBGDAE57F♯BEA
F# root
EBGDAE79BEAD
B root
EBGDAE79EADG
E root
EBGDAE912BEAD
B root
EBGDAE912C♯F♯BE
C# root
EBGDAE912F♯BEA
F# root
EBGDAE121314C♯F♯BE
C# root

Diagrams

D Major Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

D Major Scale — notes D, E, F#, G, A, B, C# shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
D Major Scale — seven 3-notes-per-string positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Seven 3NPS positions
D Major Scale — quartal voicings shown as chord-box diagrams for all four roots.
Quartal voicings — 3 string sets, sorted nut to heel