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Will You Still Be Mine?

Dennis Matt4/4up-tempo-swing

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Will You Still Be Mine? in D

Key of D

D major is one of guitar's most resonant keys. The open D string acts as a droning root, and the open A string provides the fifth. This gives D-based strumming a wide, ringing quality that flatpicks and fingerpicks love. D is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open D and A strings provide a powerful bass foundation, and the open high E is the 2nd scale degree adding brightness. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through D to D# (ascending half step), D# to E (ascending half step), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to C# (ascending major third), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to F (ascending half step), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to A (descending half step), A to B (ascending whole step), B to F# (descending perfect fourth), F# to A (ascending minor third), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from C to D by whole step.

Scales for Improvisation

D major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, D Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

up-tempo-swing4/4 · 40 bars · Form: AB

Chords: Dmaj7, D♯dim7, Em7, A7, C♯m7♭5, F♯7♭9, Bm7, E7, Fm7, A♯7, A7♯9, B7, F♯7, Am7, D7, Gmaj7, C7♯11.

Scales for Improvisation D bebop, D bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of D