D - D Major Ukulele Chord

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Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 2220

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The D Major chord on ukulele uses fret positions 2220 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a major chord with a difficulty rating of Intermediate.

Other chords in the D chord family:

D D7 Dm Dm7 Ddim Daug D6 Dmaj7 D9

Standard ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A. Visit the UkeChords Homepage for the full directory and enable JavaScript for the interactive chord diagram viewer.

Quick Facts about D

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Intermediate

Often played with

To play the D (also known as D Major) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

Place your Index finger (finger 1) on the fret 2 of the G-string (4th string).
Place your Middle finger (finger 2) on the fret 2 of the C-string (3rd string).
Place your Ring finger (finger 3) on the fret 2 of the E-string (2nd string).
Let the A-string (1st string) ring open.

The fret notation for this chord shape is 2220, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

A D Major is a major chord. The notes played on each string from G to A are:

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: A, D, F#.

Explore more chords in the D family. Click any chord below to view its interactive finger guide: