Skip to content

D Shape Barre Chord

D Major Open

D Major Barred

(audio example D#/Eb root 1st fret, 4th string)

Fret/Chord Chart

You can determine the name of the chord when the root (lowest) note is
played on the frets in the chart below.

Fret123456789101112
ChordD#/EbEFF#/GbGG#/AbAA#/BbBCC#/DbD

Exercise

Play the D major barre chord on the 1st fret, then the 2nd, and continue
up the fret board all the way up to the 12th fret. Then go all the way
back down to the open position. The exercise is performed in the audio
example below.