Chord Progressions in D Major
Common chord progressions in D Major (D Em F♯m G A Bm C♯°), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in D Major
- I: D
- ii: Em
- iii: F♯m
- IV: G
- V: A
- vi: Bm
- vii°: C♯°
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV): D A Bm G
- Sensitive (vi IV I V): Bm G D A
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V): D Bm G A
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I): D G A D
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7): Em7 A7 Dmaj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): D7 D7 D7 D7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 G7 D7 A7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII, in B Minor): Bm G A
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V, in B Minor): Bm A G F♯
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I): D C G D
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V): D G Bm A
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII, in B Minor): Bm G D A
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7): Gmaj7 A7 F♯m7 Bm7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V): D A Bm F♯m G D G A
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7): Dmaj7 Bm7 Em7 A7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII, in B Minor): Bm A G A
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi): G D A Bm
- Build-Up (IV V vi): G A Bm
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V): D G D A
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV): D G A G
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7): Dmaj7 Gmaj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7, in B Minor): Bm7 Em7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I): D B♭ C D
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I): D G Gm D
- Creep (I III IV iv): D F♯ G Gm
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I): D E G D
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): D7 G7 D7 D7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 G7 D7 A7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7): D7 A7 G7 G7 D7 A7 D7 A7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7, in B Minor): Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Em7 Em7 Bm7 Bm7 G7 F♯7 Bm7 F♯7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7): D7 G7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v, in B Minor): Bm Em F♯m
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I): D E7 A7 D
- Country Walk (I V IV I): D A G D
- Country iii (I iii IV V): D F♯m G A
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7): F♯m7 Bm7 Em7 A7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7): Dmaj7 B7 Em7 A7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7): F♯7 B7 E7 A7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7, in B Minor): C♯ø7 F♯7 Bm7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7): Em7 E♭7 Dmaj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7): Em7 C7 Dmaj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv): D D7 G Gm
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7): Gmaj7 F♯m7 Em7 Dmaj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II, in B Minor): Bm C
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V, in B Minor): Bm Em G F♯
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V): Bm A G A
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII, in B Minor): Bm Em G A
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv, in B Minor): Bm D A Em