D major scale
Eight notes up and back down, the thumb tucking under so one hand plays the whole octave.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on D with finger 1. Going up the fingers are 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Your thumb tucks under after finger 3. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on D with finger 5. Going up the fingers are 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. After your thumb, finger 3 crosses over. Come back down the same way.
Both hands
Play both hands together, an octave apart. The hands change position at different notes, so go slowly and watch the finger numbers.
Songs in D major
- Test Drive (From "How To Train Your Dragon")John Powell
- SalvatoreLana Del Rey
- Human NatureMichael Jackson
- Love StoryTaylor Swift
- Can't Help Falling In LoveElvis Presley
- Canon In DJohann Pachelbel
- Now Comes The NightRob Thomas
- SunflowerPost Malone & Swae Lee
- Thank You For The MusicABBA
- Mr. BrightsideThe Killers
- A Thousand YearsChristina Perri
- The World We KnewFrank Sinatra
- Next To MeImagine Dragons
- Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Roses
- From Here To The Moon And BackDolly Parton
- Best Day Of My LifeAmerican Authors
- Until The End Of TimeJustin Timberlake
- I GiorniLudovico Einaudi
- Her Town TooJames Taylor with J.D. Souther
- God Only KnowsThe Beach Boys
- UncoverZara Larsson
- HomeEdward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
- Harvest MoonNeil Young
- Shut Up And DanceWalk The Moon
Questions
What notes are in the D major scale?
D, E, F♯, G, A, B and C♯, then D again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the D major scale?
Right hand going up: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand going up: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in D major?
Test Drive (From "How To Train Your Dragon") by John Powell, Salvatore by Lana Del Rey and Human Nature by Michael Jackson are among the songs here in D major.