D is a major, spelled D, F# and A. In Open G tuning (D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4) the easiest shape is 024230, which sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and lets 2 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.
Notes and intervals
Note
D
F#
A
Interval
1P
3M
5P
12 ways to play it
Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.
024230sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and lets 2 strings ring open077770sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 7 and lets 2 strings ring open011011100sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open070774sits at fret 4, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open0110xxxsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings070734sits at fret 3, spans 4 frets and lets 2 strings ring open077777sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 7 and lets 1 string ring open020234sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open024234sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open02423xsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx77770sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 7, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx77777sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 7 and mutes 1 string
Keys D belongs to
D is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.