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D/Ab Guitar Chord

The fundamental chord with a bright, happy and stable sound. Forms the basis of most popular, rock, folk and classical music. Consists of three notes: the root, major third and perfect fifth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is Ab instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 4–0–0–2–3–2

How to play the D/Ab chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–0–0–2–3–2 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 4 · ring finger
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for D/Ab chord

Other names: D major, D maj, D M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: D major chord

Intervals and tones in D/Ab chord

Note Interval
D Root
F# Major 3rd
A Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
4–0–0–2–3–2
Open
4–0–4–2–3–2
Fret 5
X–X–6–7–7–5
Fret 10
X–11–12–11–10–10

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys