D/C Guitar Chord

The D major over C is a major chord. Explore fingerings, progressions, and theory analysis below.

Finger Positions

Major
D/C diagram
Root Note D
Name D major over C
Intervals 1P-3M-5P
Relative Minor Bm
Notes C, D, F#, A
Aliases DM, D^, D, Dmaj

Common Progressions Popular patterns using D

I-V-vi-IV

D → A → Bm → G

vi-IV-I-V

Bm → G → D → A

Diatonic Family (Triads)

D Em F#m G A Bm C#dim

Diatonic Family (7ths)

Dmaj7 Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 A7 Bm7 C#m7b5

Scale Compatibility

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Major Pentatonic Major Major Blues Bebop Lydian Mixolydian Ionian Pentatonic Mixolydian Pentatonic Lydian Pentatonic Flat Six Pentatonic Scriabin Lydian Dominant Pentatonic Augmented Double Harmonic Lydian Mixolydian B6

* 15 scales found containing the notes C, D, F#, A.

Audio & MIDI Analysis

MIDI Numbers 60, 62, 66, 69
Frequencies (Hz)

261.6255653005986, 293.6647679174076, 369.9944227116344, 440