D chord on 6-String Guitar – Nashville (High Strung)

in Nashville (High Strung) (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as High Strung

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:D · F# · A

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 0 2 3 2	– – – 1 2 1	x x D A D F#	easy · barre on fret 2
x x x 2 3 2	– – – 1 2 1	x x x A D F#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 5 4 x 3 5	– 3 2 – 1 4	x D F# x D A	hard
x 5 4 x 7 5	– 2 1 – 4 3	x D F# x F# A	hard
x 5 7 7 7 5	– 1 2 3 4 1	x D A D F# A	medium · barre on fret 5
10 9 7 7 7 10	3 2 1 1 1 4	D F# A D F# D	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 0 11 10 10	– 1 – 4 2 3	x F# D F# A D	medium
10 12 12 11 10 10	1 3 4 2 1 1	D A D F# A D	medium · barre on fret 10
x 12 0 11 x x	– 2 – 1 – –	x A D F# x x	easy
x 5 0 2 3 2	– 3 – 1 2 1	x D D A D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 2 3 2	– – 3 1 2 1	x x F# A D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 7 3 5	– – 2 4 1 3	x x F# D D A	hard
x 5 4 7 x 5	– 2 1 4 – 3	x D F# D x A	hard
x 5 0 7 7 5	– 1 – 3 4 2	x D D D F# A	medium
10 9 7 7 7 x	3 2 1 1 1 –	D F# A D F# x	medium · barre on fret 7
10 9 0 11 10 x	2 1 – 4 3 –	D F# D F# A x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D chord (Major) is built from the notes D, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Nashville (High Strung) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
3	4	F#
5	7	A

More D chords

Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

C C#D#E F F#G G#A A#B

See D in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Nashville (High Strung) E-A-D-G-B-E

What notes make up the D chord?

D is a Major chord built from the notes D, F#, A.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.