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D major is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F♯, G, A, B, and C♯. Its key signature has two sharps. The D major scale is:
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References
- ↑ Blaukopf, Kurt (1985). Gustav Mahler. Limelight Eds., ISBN 978-0-87910-029-2
- ↑ Carroll, Brendan G. (1997). The last prodigy: a biography of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Amadeus Press, ISBN 978-1-57467-029-5
