D major chord
The D major chord (D) on a piano: the notes, every inversion and the keys it belongs to. Tap play to hear it, and download it as MIDI.
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About the major chord
The root, a major third and a perfect fifth. The basic bright chord.
Formula: 1 3 5. Used in: Everywhere: pop, house, rock, gospel.
D inversions
Tap an inversion to hear it. Inversions keep the same notes in a different order, which lets chords move smoothly from one to the next.
Keys with D
D is the I chord in D major, V chord in G major, IV chord in A major, VII chord in E minor, VI chord in F# minor and III chord in B minor.
It also appears in E Dorian (VII), A Dorian (IV), B Dorian (III), C# Phrygian (II), F# Phrygian (VI), B Phrygian (III), C Lydian (II), D Lydian (I), G Lydian (V), D Mixolydian (I), E Mixolydian (VII), A Mixolydian (IV).
Build a progression around it in the chord progression generator.
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Questions
What notes are in a D major chord?
D, F#, A.
What is the formula of a major chord?
1 3 5. The root, a major third and a perfect fifth. The basic bright chord.
What key is D in?
D is a chord in D major (I), G major (V), A major (IV), E minor (VII).
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