Guitar Chords in the Key of D Major

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The chords in the key of D Major

D Major Chord D
E minor Chord Em
F minor Chord F♯m
G Major Chord G
A Flat Major Chord A
B Flat Minor Chord Bm
C Sharp Diminished Chord C♯dim

D Major - E minor - F♯ minor - G Major - A Major - B minor - C♯ diminished (C♯°).

      D     Em    F#m   G     A     Bm    C#dim 
e|----3-----0-----2-----3-----0-----2----------|
B|----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----3-----5----|
G|----3-----0-----2-----0-----2-----4-----6----|
D|----0-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4-----5----|
A|----------2-----4-----2-----0-----2-----4----|
E|----------0-----2-----3----------------------|
      I     ii    iii   IV    V     vi    vii

The chord formula for any Major key is
Major - minor - minor - Major - Major - minor - diminished

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

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