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The D Major Scale

In this lesson, we are going to learn how to play the D Major Scale on the piano. The key of D Major has two sharps, F-sharp and C-sharp. This scale shares the same fingering scheme as many other scales starting on white keys, including the C Major Scale. So if you’ve already learned this fingering, it will make the D Major Scale and several other white key scales easier.

D Major Scale Overview

D Major Scale Overview
Keyboard Layout
Staff Layout
Key Signature	Two Sharps (F♯, C♯)
Notes of Scale	D, E, F♯, G, A, B, C♯, D
RH Fingering	1 2 3 - 1 2 3 4 - 5
LH Fingering	5 - 4 3 2 1 - 3 2 1
Relative Scale	B Minor Scale
Parallel Scale	D Minor Scale

VIDEO: How to play the D Major scale on the piano

Visualize the D Major Scale layout on the keyboard

The layout of this scale is

D Major piano scale keyboard layout diagram

Read the D Major Scale on the staff

This is what this scale looks like on the staff

D Major piano scale on the staff with fingering — Click image to enlarge

Play the D Major Scale with hands alone

Core positions

D Major Scale chart: Core Positions for the Right Hand:

D major piano scale chart right hand

D Major Scale chart: Core Positions for the Left Hand:

D major piano scale chart left hand

Play the D Major Scale with hands together

First sync point

D major piano scale fingering hands together

Second sync point

D Major piano scale hands together fingering diagram

Expand the D Major Scale to more octaves

Playing this scale in more octaves

D major piano scale two octaves fingering on staff — Click image to enlarge

Avoid common mistakes in the D Major Scale

Common mistakes in this scale are

Other techniques related to the D Major Piano Scale:

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