D major · 2 sharps
Chords in D major
D major has 2 sharps, and its notes are D, E, F♯, G, A, B and C♯. Its seven chords are D, Em, F♯m, G, A, Bm and C♯°; with sevenths, Dmaj7, Em7, F♯m7, Gmaj7, A7, Bm7 and C♯m7♭5.
The seven chords of D major
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | D | Dmaj7 | Tonic | |
| ii | Em | Em7 | Subdominant | E G B D |
| iii | Tonic | |||
| IV | G | Gmaj7 | Subdominant | |
| V | A | A7 | Dominant | |
| vi | Bm | Bm7 | Tonic | |
| vii° | Dominant |
Hear where home is
Two short progressions in D major. The last chord of each is the tonic, and the chord before it is what makes it sound like arriving.
Cadence
- DI
- GIV
- A7V7
- DI
ii V I
- Em7ii7
- A7V7
- Dmaj7Imaj7
Common progressions in D major
- ii V I ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Em7
- A7
- Dmaj7
- I V vi IV I V vi IV
- D
- A
- Bm
- G
- vi IV I V vi IV I V
- Bm
- G
- D
- A
- I vi IV V I vi IV V
- D
- Bm
- G
- A
- I IV V I IV V I
- D
- G
- A
- D
- 12 bar blues I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7
- D7
- D7
- D7
- D7
- G7
- G7
- D7
- D7
- A7
- G7
- D7
- A7
- iii vi ii V I iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Bm7
- Em7
- A7
- Dmaj7
- I vi ii V Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7
- Dmaj7
- Bm7
- Em7
- A7
- ii bII I ii7 bII7 Imaj7
- Em7
- Dmaj7
- Backdoor progression iv7 bVII7 Imaj7
- Gm7
- C7
- Dmaj7
- I bVII IV I bVII IV I
- D
- C
- G
- D
- Royal road progression IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi
- Gmaj7
- A7
- Bm