Standard
C major second dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
C–D guitar chord
What it is
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D minor seventh dyad · Fret 5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
Standard
D quartal chord, three notes · also D7sus4 (no 5th) · Open position
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
Standard
D quartal chord, four notes · also Dm7(add11), no 5th · Open position
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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How to play C–D on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 3rd fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E, G, B and high E strings.
From the low E string x 3 0 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C–D?
C–D, C major second dyad, is C and D: the root (C) and the major second (D). Its formula is 1 2.
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Major second dyad chords in every key
C♯–D♯two notesD–Etwo notesE♭–Ftwo notesE–F♯two notesF–Gtwo notesF♯–G♯two notesG–Atwo notesA♭–B♭two notesA–Btwo notesB♭–Ctwo notesB–C♯two notes