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The D Major Scale

created for Isaac

The notes in a D major scale are D E F# G A B and C#. Shown below are various forms of the D major scale, using staff notation, tablature, and guitar fingerboard diagrams. (If you want to learn how to construct a major scale, click here.)

D Major Scale, One Octave, in staff and tablature notation

D Major Scale - One Octave

D Major Scale, Open Position Form For Guitar

D Major Scale - Open Position for Guitar

D Major Scale, Open Position for Guitar Shown in Guitar Fingerboard Diagram

D Major Scale - Open Position of Guitar
(same as staff and tab notation example shown directly above)

You can find more guitar scale fingerboard diagrams for the major scale, including a downloadable pdf, by clicking here and scrolling almost all the way down the page.

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