Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open D ❭ Chords ❭ Major Chord Forms
Major Triad Forms
(root note in red)
D E F G A B C D D |------------------------------------------| A |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10----12--| F#|--0----2----3----5----7----9----10----12--| D |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10----12--| A |------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------|
Inversion 1 D E F G A B C D |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| A |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| F#|--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| D |------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------|
Inversion 2 D E F G A B C D |------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------| F#|--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| D |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| A |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| D |------------------------------------|
Major Barre Chord Form in Open D
(root note in red)
Strum all the strings open to play the D major chord. Barre all the strings down at the same fret to play major chords up and down the fretboard of the guitar.
D E F G A B C D |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| A |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| F#|--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| D |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| A |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--| D |--0----2----3----5----7----9----10--|