D major Scale On guitar 

• D Major Scale Notes: D E F# G A B C#
• Key Signature: Two Sharps
• Scale Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
• Scale Intervals: W W H W W W H

The D Major scale contains two sharps – F# and C#.

The notes in the key of D are as follows:

D – E – F# – G – A – B – C#

D is another good scale to get familiar with as many songs that are written on guitar are played in the key of D. This is most likely because the key of D contains a lot of chords that can be played in the open position on the guitar. For example, many songs use the 3 chords – D, G and A.