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D Guitar Chords

51 chord types built on D, from the plain triad through to the extended and altered shapes — 535 playable voicings in total, every one with its fingering marked.

65% of the D shapes here (346 of 535) let at least one string ring open, so a lot of them sound fuller than the barre versions and are easier to hold. As a key centre, D is the I chord; it also turns up as the IV of G and the V of A.

The five you will reach for first

The five shapes every player meets first: the plain major and minor triads, the power chord, and the two triads that alter the fifth. Between them these 5 chords account for 75 of the 535 D shapes on this site.

Jump to: D · Dm · D5 · Daug · Ddim

D

DF#A
18 shapes · open & play
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O
2
4
1
3
2
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O
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2
4
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X
O
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O
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O
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O
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O
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O
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T
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O
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10
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O
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10
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X
10
3
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12
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4

D turns up as the I, V, IV, VI chord across 6 keys: I of D major, V of G major, IV of A major, VI of F# minor, III of B minor, VII of E minor.

Progressions that actually use it: I – V – vi – IV (D major), I – vi – IV – V (D major), I – IV – V (D major), I – IV – iv – I (D major).

Fret and finger numbers for D
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 5 0 2 3 2– 4 – 1 3 2
X 5 0 2 X 2– 4 – 1 – 2
X X 0 2 3 2– – – 1 3 2
X X 0 2 X 2– – – 1 – 2
X 5 4 2 3 2– 4 3 1 2 1
X 5 0 7 7 5– 1 – 3 4 2
X X 0 7 7 5– – – 3 4 1
X 5 7 7 7 5– 1 2 3 4 1
10 0 0 7 7 X4 – – 1 1 –
10 0 7 7 7 X4 – 1 1 1 –
10 0 0 11 10 10T – – 2 1 1
10 0 12 11 10 10T – 3 2 1 1
10 0 0 11 X X1 – – 2 – –
X X 0 11 10 X– – – 2 1 –
10 12 12 11 10 101 3 4 2 1 1
X X 12 11 10 10– – 3 2 1 1
X X 12 11 10 X– – 3 2 1 –
X X 12 14 X 14– – 1 3 – 4

Dm

DFA
14 shapes · open & play
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X
O
2
3
1
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X
O
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2
1
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O
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1
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2
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X
O
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3
2
1
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X
O
X
5
2
1
X
5
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X
5
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O
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2
1
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3
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X
O
10
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1
1
10
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3
4
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1
1
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X
X
10
3
1
1
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X
10
3
1
1
1
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X
12
1
3
4
2
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X
X
12
1
3
2

Dm turns up as the i, v, iv, vi chord across 6 keys: i of D minor, v of G minor, iv of A minor, vi of F major, ii of C major, iii of Bb major.

Progressions that actually use it: i – VI – III – VII (D minor), i – iv – v (D minor), i – iv – V7 – i (D minor), i – VII – VI – V (D minor).

Fret and finger numbers for Dm
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X X 0 2 3 1– – – 2 3 1
X X 0 2 X 1– – – 2 – 1
X 5 0 7 6 5– 1 – 4 3 2
X X 0 7 6 5– – – 3 2 1
X X 0 X 6 5– – – – 2 1
X 5 7 7 6 5– 1 3 4 2 1
X 5 7 7 6 X– 1 3 4 2 –
10 8 0 10 10 102 1 – 3 3 3
X X 0 10 10 10– – – 1 1 1
10 12 12 10 10 101 3 4 1 1 1
X X 12 10 10 X– – 3 1 1 –
X X 12 10 10 10– – 3 1 1 1
X X 12 14 15 13– – 1 3 4 2
X X 12 14 X 13– – 1 3 – 2

D5

DA
13 shapes · open & play
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X
O
X
1
2
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X
O
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2
1
4
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X
O
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X
1
X
X
O
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3
1
3
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X
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2
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X
X
5
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3
4
O
O
X
X
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4
1
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X
O
7
1
3
4
O
O
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X
X
10
1
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X
X
X
10
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3
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X
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X
10
3
1
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X
X
12
1
3
4
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X
X
X
12
1
3

D5 fits 12 of the twenty-four major and minor keys — a chord this open leaves most of the scale untouched. These are the 6 where it carries the weight, as the I, IV or V: I of D major, i of D minor, V of G major, v of G minor, IV of A major, iv of A minor.

Fret and finger numbers for D5
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X X 0 2 3 X– – – 1 2 –
X X 0 2 X 5– – – 1 – 4
X X 0 2 X X– – – 1 – –
X X 0 X 3 5– – – – 1 3
X 5 7 7 X 5– 1 3 4 – 2
X 5 7 7 X X– 1 3 4 – –
10 0 0 7 X X4 – – 1 – –
X X 0 7 10 10– – – 1 3 4
10 0 0 X X X1 – – – – –
10 12 X X X X1 3 – – – –
X X 12 X 10 X– – 3 – 1 –
X X 12 14 15 X– – 1 3 4 –
X X 12 14 X X– – 1 3 – –

Daug

DF#Bb
16 shapes · open & play
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X
O
2
3
1
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O
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2
1
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3
2
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X
O
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O
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O
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11
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11
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1
1
4
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X
X
11
2
1
1

Daug — The fifth is raised, which puts a note outside every major and minor key. It almost always appears on the way somewhere — holding a major chord for a moment while the top voice climbs toward the next one.

Fret and finger numbers for Daug
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X X 0 3 3 2– – – 2 3 1
X X 0 3 X 2– – – 2 – 1
X 5 4 3 X X– 3 2 1 – –
X 5 4 3 3 X– 3 2 1 1 –
X 5 4 X X 6– 2 1 – – 3
X 5 0 X 7 6– 1 – – 3 2
X 5 0 7 7 6– 1 – 3 4 2
X X 0 X 7 6– – – – 2 1
X X 0 7 7 6– – – 2 3 1
10 9 8 X X 103 2 1 – – 4
10 X X 11 11 X1 – – 2 3 –
X X 12 11 11 10– – 4 2 3 1
X X 0 11 11 14– – – 1 1 4
X X 0 11 11 X– – – 1 1 –
X X 12 11 11 14– – 2 1 1 4
X X 12 11 11 X– – 2 1 1 –

Ddim

DFG#
14 shapes · open & play
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X
O
1
3
2
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X
O
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2
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X
3
4
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X
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3
1
2
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O
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2
3
1
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O
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X
O
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3
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2
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X
O
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1
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X
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4
2
1
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X
X
12
1
2
3

Ddim is the ii° and the vii° chord of C minor and Eb major.

Fret and finger numbers for Ddim
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X X 0 1 3 1– – – 1 3 2
X X 0 1 X 1– – – 1 – 2
X 5 3 X 3 4– 4 1 – 2 3
X 5 3 X 6 4– 3 1 – 4 2
X 5 3 X X 4– 3 1 – – 2
X 5 0 X 6 4– 2 – – 3 1
X 5 0 7 6 4– 2 – 4 3 1
X X 0 X 6 4– – – – 3 1
X 5 6 X 6 4– 2 3 – 4 1
10 8 0 X 9 X3 1 – – 2 –
X X 0 10 9 X– – – 2 1 –
10 X X 10 9 X2 – – 3 1 –
X X 12 10 9 X– – 4 2 1 –
X X 12 13 X 13– – 1 2 – 3

The rest of the D chords

D Major-family chords

9 chord types · 95 shapes

Dmaj7 · Dadd9 · D6 · Dmaj9 · Dmaj11 · Dmaj13 · D6/9 · Dmaj7add11 · Dmaj7add13

D Minor-family chords

14 chord types · 111 shapes

Dm7 · Dm6 · Dm6/9 · Dm(maj7) · Dm7add11 · Dm(maj7)add11 · Dm7add13 · Dm(maj7)add13 · Dm(add9) · Dm9 · Dm(maj9) · Dm11 · Dm(maj11) · Dm13

D Dominant chords

6 chord types · 49 shapes

D7 · D9 · D11 · D13 · D7add11 · D7add13

D Suspended & Altered chords

17 chord types · 205 shapes

Dsus2 · Dsus4 · D7sus4 · Dmaj7sus4 · D7sus2 · Dmaj7sus2 · D6sus4 · D6sus2 · Dm7b5 · Dm7#5 · Ddim7 · D7b9 · D7#9 · D7b5 · Daug7 · Daug7b9 · Dm7b9

Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.