The open D Major chord is a super popular chord and often the first chord that guitarist learn. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the open D chord.
How to play the open D chord
- Place your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the 3rd string.
- Place your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the 2nd string.
- Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 1st string.
- Strum from the 4th string down.
Open D chord info
- This is often the first chord that guitarists learn.
- It contains the notes (from the 5th string down) D, A, D and F#
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, 1 and 3 in the key of D.
- It is a Major chord.