# D major guitar scale

> the bright, resolved sound at the centre of Western music, and the reference every other scale is measured against

## Quick facts

- Root: D
- Notes: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#
- Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Step formula: W-W-H-W-W-W-H
- Note count: 7
- Best for: Melody, songwriting, everything else

## Diatonic chords

- I: [D](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/d)
- ii: [Em](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/e-minor)
- iii: [F#m](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/f-sharp-minor)
- IV: [G](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/g)
- V: [A](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/a)
- vi: [Bm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/b-minor)
- vii°: [C#dim](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/diminished-chords#c-sharp-diminished)

Canonical page: https://openguitarchords.com/scales/d-major