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D Major Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 2–2–2–0

How to play the D Major chord on ukulele

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

4th string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (A) Play open

Notation for D chord

Other names: D major, D maj, D M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: D major chord

Intervals and tones in D chord

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

All Variations

Open
2–2–2–0
Fret 2
2–2–2–5
Fret 5
7–6–5–5
Fret 7
7–9–10–9

Songs using D