D Major Scale on Bass

D Major: D E F♯ G A B C♯. See every note on the bass fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: D E F♯ G A B C♯
• Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
• Steps (W whole, H half): W W H W W W H

Same notes as

• B Minor

About the Major scale

• Bright and settled: the sound most melodies come home to.
• Pop, folk, country, hymns.
• Its relative minor starts on the 6th note and uses the same notes.

Chords in D Major

• I: D
• ii: Em
• iii: F♯m
• IV: G
• V: A
• vi: Bm
• vii°: C♯°

Other instruments

• D Major on Guitar
• D Major on Piano
• D Major on Ukulele

More on D Major

• D Major on the circle of fifths
• Chord progressions in D Major