![]() ![]() D Minor ChordĪ minor scale differs slightly from a major scale in that degrees 3, 6 and 7 are all flattened, so they are lowered by one semitone. You’ll want to barre the 10th fret using your 2nd finger, then use your 3rd finger to press the 11th fret of the 3rd string, your 5th finger to press the 12 th fret of the 4th string and your 4th finger to press the 12th fret of the 5th string. This one is good for a lot of reasons, as it avoids the jangling of open strings if playing on electric guitar, but also allows you to mute and staccato it really easily. You’ll want to start by using your 2nd finger to press down on the 5th fret of the 5th string, then simply barre the 7th fret using your 4th finger from string 4 to string 2.įinally, we have the moveable major shape, this time obviously being used to play D major. This type of D major chord isn’t used all that often, but thanks to its nice bridge-like barre, it can be used really well in staccato, jazzy playing- so bear that in mind! Stretch your 4th finger over to the 4th fret of the 4th string, and your 5th finger over to the 5th fret of the 5th string. Use your 2nd finger to barre the 2nd fret from string 3-1, then press your 3rd finger onto the 3rd fret of the 2nd string. It can even be moved up and down the neck and transpose to different degrees of the scale. This version is a little harder to pull off thanks to its big stretches, but it gives your D major chord a much fuller sound than the above. Make sure you hit the open 4th string, but mute both the 5th (unless you want a 2nd inversion chord) and 6th. You’ll want to put your 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the 1st string, your 4th finger on the 3rd fret of the 2nd string and your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 3rd string. This variation would work really well when playing acoustic guitar. It’s easy to get into, and there are a lot of ways you can add to it (such as bringing your little finger onto the 3rd fret of the 1st string to add a suspended 4th). This first version of D major is a nice easy one, with a shape you’ve probably come across before. Major chords give out a positive sound (though in a minor key context they can still hold sadness), so this gives them a versatile range, though you’ll rarely hear an open D major chord in really heavy music unless they’re looking for a blurry sound! Much like with A (or any other chord) bands will very rarely choose a chord based on its root note, and instead will make their choice based on the type of chord. Within the key of D major, you can make various chord sequences and work them out using this numbering system, but remember that D major is your tonic, and is where the key will sound resolved and at home. Once you’re familiar with the scale, you’ll do well to remember that the formula for a D major chord (and any tonic major chord of any key) is 1-3-5 which gives the notes D-F#-A. On a guitar, the 1/2 means the next fret is in the scale, and the 1 means there will be a fret in between the two notes.Įach of these notes (degrees of the scale) can be assigned a number as it ascends so you can use a helpful formula to work out chords from it. On a piano, the ‘1’ means that if you’re starting on the C, then there will be one note (Db in this case) between your C and the next note of the scale (D), while the 1/2 means that the next note of the scale is directly next door (such as in the move from E-F in C major). Every major scale has the same theory behind it, building on a pattern of tones between the notes: 1-1-1/2-1-1-1-1/2. ![]()
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