Chords for How to Play the Major Chords in D on Guitar | Fender Play™ | Fender
Tempo:
63.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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In this lesson we're going to check out the 1, 4, and 5 chords in the key of D major.
We're going to discuss what they are, how the root relationships look on our guitar,
and then we'll play a short example.
So the 1, 4, and 5 chords are the three major chords that exist in any major key.
In country music, the key of D major is a great key to study because it has three of the most
common open chords.
So the 1, the 4, and 5 chords in the key of D are D, [G] G, [A] and A.
[D]
So the first scale note in the key of D is a D.
So if we have open D, this is going to be the root to our 1 chord.
So we have the root on open D and then the full chord.
Now to find our 4 chord, [G] we can count up the scale.
So we have D, E, F sharp, and G.
G is going to be the root of our 4 chord or our 4 major chord.
So here's our root, third fret of low E, and full chord.
Now for the fifth scale note, we can count up again.
[Ab] We have D, E, F sharp, G, and then A.
So A is going to be our root of our 5 major [A] chord, our A chord.
So here's the root on the A string, full chord.
There you have the three major chords in the key of A.
We have [D] D, 1 chord, [G] G, 4 chord, [A] and A, our 5 chord.
[D] Learning how to see and hear the 1, 4, and 5 chords is very helpful
for learning and memorizing songs and tunes.
One way to get it under your fingers visually is to memorize how the roots of each chord
move as we shift from chord shape to chord shape.
So let's see how it looks when we go from our 1 chord to the 4 chord or D to G.
Our root is on open D, and then our root [G] going to the G chord
is on the low E string, third [G] fret.
So we skipped two strings from 4 to 6.
Now from going to the 4 to the 5 chord, [A] G to A, it [G] moves one string over,
but we were on the third fret of low E for our 4 chord or G,
[A] and we're moving to open A for our 5 chord.
That's a whole step there.
And then from 5 back to 1, or A to [D] D, the root shifts over one string.
[A] So it's on open A, and it moved over [D] to open D.
So now let's listen to a progression in D that uses the 1, 4, and 5 chords
and see if we can keep track of the roots.
We're starting on D, our 1 chord.
I'll count you in.
1, 2, 3, 4.
It's D, 3, [A] 4 to A, [G] 4, G, [A] now A, and then [D] D.
Let's go through that one more time.
We've got our 1 chord, D, 2, 3, 4, [A] 5 chord, A, 2, 3, [G] 4, 4 chord, G, [A] 5 chord, A,
back [D] to the 1 chord on D, 2, 3, 4.
Understanding how chords work in the context of a key
is an important step to improving your overall musicianship.
Keep practicing,
We're going to discuss what they are, how the root relationships look on our guitar,
and then we'll play a short example.
So the 1, 4, and 5 chords are the three major chords that exist in any major key.
In country music, the key of D major is a great key to study because it has three of the most
common open chords.
So the 1, the 4, and 5 chords in the key of D are D, [G] G, [A] and A.
[D]
So the first scale note in the key of D is a D.
So if we have open D, this is going to be the root to our 1 chord.
So we have the root on open D and then the full chord.
Now to find our 4 chord, [G] we can count up the scale.
So we have D, E, F sharp, and G.
G is going to be the root of our 4 chord or our 4 major chord.
So here's our root, third fret of low E, and full chord.
Now for the fifth scale note, we can count up again.
[Ab] We have D, E, F sharp, G, and then A.
So A is going to be our root of our 5 major [A] chord, our A chord.
So here's the root on the A string, full chord.
There you have the three major chords in the key of A.
We have [D] D, 1 chord, [G] G, 4 chord, [A] and A, our 5 chord.
[D] Learning how to see and hear the 1, 4, and 5 chords is very helpful
for learning and memorizing songs and tunes.
One way to get it under your fingers visually is to memorize how the roots of each chord
move as we shift from chord shape to chord shape.
So let's see how it looks when we go from our 1 chord to the 4 chord or D to G.
Our root is on open D, and then our root [G] going to the G chord
is on the low E string, third [G] fret.
So we skipped two strings from 4 to 6.
Now from going to the 4 to the 5 chord, [A] G to A, it [G] moves one string over,
but we were on the third fret of low E for our 4 chord or G,
[A] and we're moving to open A for our 5 chord.
That's a whole step there.
And then from 5 back to 1, or A to [D] D, the root shifts over one string.
[A] So it's on open A, and it moved over [D] to open D.
So now let's listen to a progression in D that uses the 1, 4, and 5 chords
and see if we can keep track of the roots.
We're starting on D, our 1 chord.
I'll count you in.
1, 2, 3, 4.
It's D, 3, [A] 4 to A, [G] 4, G, [A] now A, and then [D] D.
Let's go through that one more time.
We've got our 1 chord, D, 2, 3, 4, [A] 5 chord, A, 2, 3, [G] 4, 4 chord, G, [A] 5 chord, A,
back [D] to the 1 chord on D, 2, 3, 4.
Understanding how chords work in the context of a key
is an important step to improving your overall musicianship.
Keep practicing,
Key:
A
G
D
Ab
A
G
D
Ab
In this lesson we're going to check out the 1, 4, and 5 chords in the key of D major.
We're going to discuss what they are, how the root relationships look on our guitar,
and then we'll play a short example.
So the 1, 4, and 5 chords are the three major chords that exist in any major key.
In country music, the key of D major is a great key to study because it has three of the most
common open chords.
So the 1, the 4, and 5 chords in the key of D are D, [G] G, [A] and A.
_ [D] _
_ So the first scale note in the key of D is a D.
So if we have open D, this is going to be the root to our 1 chord.
So we have the root on open D and then the full chord.
Now to find our 4 chord, [G] we can count up the scale.
So we have D, E, F sharp, and G.
G is going to be the root of our 4 chord or our 4 major chord.
So here's our root, third fret of low E, and full chord.
Now for the fifth scale note, we can count up again.
[Ab] We have D, E, F sharp, G, and then A.
So A is going to be our root of our 5 major [A] chord, our A chord.
So here's the root on the A string, full chord.
There you have the three major chords in the key of A.
We have [D] D, 1 chord, [G] G, 4 chord, [A] and A, our 5 chord.
_ [D] Learning how to see and hear the 1, 4, and 5 chords is very helpful
for learning and memorizing songs and tunes.
One way to get it under your fingers visually is to memorize how the roots of each chord
move as we shift from chord shape to chord shape.
So let's see how it looks when we go from our 1 chord to the 4 chord or D to G.
Our root is on open D, and then our root [G] going to the G chord
is on the low E string, third [G] fret.
So we skipped two strings from 4 to 6.
Now from going to the 4 to the 5 chord, [A] G to A, it [G] moves one string over,
but we were on the third fret of low E for our 4 chord or G,
[A] and we're moving to open A for our 5 chord.
That's a whole step there.
And then from 5 back to 1, or A to [D] D, the root shifts over one string.
[A] So it's on open A, and it moved over [D] to open D.
So now let's listen to a progression in D that uses the 1, 4, and 5 chords
and see if we can keep track of the roots.
We're starting on D, our 1 chord.
I'll count you in.
1, 2, 3, 4.
It's D, 3, [A] 4 to A, _ [G] 4, G, [A] now A, and then [D] D.
Let's go through that one more time.
We've got our 1 chord, D, 2, 3, 4, [A] 5 chord, A, 2, 3, [G] 4, 4 chord, G, [A] 5 chord, A,
back [D] to the 1 chord on D, 2, 3, 4.
Understanding how chords work in the context of a key
is an important step to improving your overall musicianship.
Keep practicing,
We're going to discuss what they are, how the root relationships look on our guitar,
and then we'll play a short example.
So the 1, 4, and 5 chords are the three major chords that exist in any major key.
In country music, the key of D major is a great key to study because it has three of the most
common open chords.
So the 1, the 4, and 5 chords in the key of D are D, [G] G, [A] and A.
_ [D] _
_ So the first scale note in the key of D is a D.
So if we have open D, this is going to be the root to our 1 chord.
So we have the root on open D and then the full chord.
Now to find our 4 chord, [G] we can count up the scale.
So we have D, E, F sharp, and G.
G is going to be the root of our 4 chord or our 4 major chord.
So here's our root, third fret of low E, and full chord.
Now for the fifth scale note, we can count up again.
[Ab] We have D, E, F sharp, G, and then A.
So A is going to be our root of our 5 major [A] chord, our A chord.
So here's the root on the A string, full chord.
There you have the three major chords in the key of A.
We have [D] D, 1 chord, [G] G, 4 chord, [A] and A, our 5 chord.
_ [D] Learning how to see and hear the 1, 4, and 5 chords is very helpful
for learning and memorizing songs and tunes.
One way to get it under your fingers visually is to memorize how the roots of each chord
move as we shift from chord shape to chord shape.
So let's see how it looks when we go from our 1 chord to the 4 chord or D to G.
Our root is on open D, and then our root [G] going to the G chord
is on the low E string, third [G] fret.
So we skipped two strings from 4 to 6.
Now from going to the 4 to the 5 chord, [A] G to A, it [G] moves one string over,
but we were on the third fret of low E for our 4 chord or G,
[A] and we're moving to open A for our 5 chord.
That's a whole step there.
And then from 5 back to 1, or A to [D] D, the root shifts over one string.
[A] So it's on open A, and it moved over [D] to open D.
So now let's listen to a progression in D that uses the 1, 4, and 5 chords
and see if we can keep track of the roots.
We're starting on D, our 1 chord.
I'll count you in.
1, 2, 3, 4.
It's D, 3, [A] 4 to A, _ [G] 4, G, [A] now A, and then [D] D.
Let's go through that one more time.
We've got our 1 chord, D, 2, 3, 4, [A] 5 chord, A, 2, 3, [G] 4, 4 chord, G, [A] 5 chord, A,
back [D] to the 1 chord on D, 2, 3, 4.
Understanding how chords work in the context of a key
is an important step to improving your overall musicianship.
Keep practicing,