D piano chord — the keys, the inversions, the theory
D is a major chord built from D, F#, A. Below: the keys to press, every inversion with its own diagram, the intervals it is made of, the keys whose scale contains it, and a progression that actually uses it. Press any diagram to hear it.
D
D · F# · A
Semitones above the root: 0 – 4 – 7
A major third at the bottom is what makes this bright and settled.
Inversions of D
Root position
D · F# · A · bass D
Inversion 1
F# · A · D · bass F#
Inversion 2
A · D · F# · bass A
Same chord, different note at the bottom. Press a diagram to hear it — inversions are how you move between chords without jumping your hand across the keyboard.
Keys that contain D
- GV
- DI
- AIV
In G it does this job: I – V – vi – IV
- G
- D
- Em
- C