Here is the common way to play a d major chord in the open position:

How to play d on guitar. This is one of the most common d major chord shapes on guitar which is played with the note. If you don’t roll your fingertips it’s highly likely that you will end up muting strings and having the d. We refer to this d bar chord as the ‘a shape’ because it is based off an a chord.

Middle finger on the 2nd fret of the e (1st). Now let’s play some guitar exercises to help you both remember these scales and chords and increase your accuracy when doing so. Place your 4th finger on the 5th string/5th fret.

Place your 1st finger on the 4th. Barre your 1st finger from the 5th. It contains the notes d, f# and a#.

Place your 2nd finger on the 4th string/3rd fret. To play the d major scale in the sixth position, start with your index finger on the seventh fret, your middle finger on the eighth fret, your ring finger on the ninth fret, and your pinky on the tenth. Place your second finger (middle) on the 2nd fret of the high e string.

Turn the peg while plucking it until it shows g in the tuner. The fingering for the d chord is as follows: Open d major chord fingering is as follows:

This is the 3rd lesson in my basics of guitar series. How to play the d chord. Guitar exercises in the d major scale.