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Songs in the key of D major

D major has two sharps: F# and C#. Its chords are D, G and A, and all 10 songs here play in it.

The chords in D major

  • DGCEโ—‹Aukulele
  • Gโ—‹GCEAukulele
  • AGCโ—‹Eโ—‹Aukulele
  • A7โ—‹GCโ—‹Eโ—‹Aukulele
  • Dร—Eร—Aโ—‹DGBEguitar
  • GEAโ—‹Dโ—‹Gโ—‹BEguitar
  • Aร—Eโ—‹ADGBโ—‹Eguitar
  • A7ร—Eโ—‹ADโ—‹GBโ—‹Eguitar

Want to see one on a piano or hear it? D, G, A, A7 in the Chord Finder.

The scale

D E F# G A B C# D. 2 sharps: F# and C#.

Home

Songs in D major usually end on D, on a D chord. A7 is the chord that pulls back home.

D puts most nursery songs right in the middle of a small voice: Twinkle in D runs from D to B, a comfortable stretch for a five-year-old. The chords are D, G and A: friendly on guitar, a little harder on a ukulele, where D is three fingers on one fret.

10 songs in D major, easiest first

Other keys

Checked 2026-10-31. The songs are in the public domain; each sheet names where its words and tune come from.

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