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D seventh (D7) chord on guitar

Notes
DF♯AC
Formula
135♭7

How to play D7 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    D7 chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes D, F#, A, C

  2. Shape 2 · fret 5 · barre

    D7 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 5, notes D, F#, A, C

  3. Shape 3 · fret 10 · barre

    D7 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 10, notes D, F#, A, C

  4. Shape 4 · fret 3

    no 5th (A)

    D7 chord on guitar, shape 4: from fret 3, notes D, F#, C

  5. Shape 5 · fret 7 · barre

    no 5th (A)

    D7 chord on guitar, shape 5: barre at fret 7, notes D, F#, C

Some shapes leave out: 5th (A). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (D). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

D7 inversions on guitar

The same D7 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (F♯) in the bass1st inversion · D7/F#

    D seventh, D7/F#, 200212D7/F♯2314F♯ADACF♯metronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (F♯) in the bass1st inversion · D7/F#

    D seventh, D7/F#, 234232D7/F♯1243F♯CF♯ADF♯metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (A) in the bass2nd inversion · D7/A

    D seventh, D7/A, x00212D7/A213ADACF♯metronotuner.com

  4. 5th (A) in the bass2nd inversion · D7/A

    D seventh, D7/A, 557575D7/A51134ADACF♯Ametronotuner.com

  5. 7th (C) in the bass3rd inversion · D7/C

    D seventh, D7/C, x30232D7/C3241CDADF♯metronotuner.com

  6. 7th (C) in the bass3rd inversion · D7/C

    D seventh, D7/C, x3423xD7/C2413CF♯ADmetronotuner.com

Jazz voicings

About the seventh chord

The dominant seventh chord carries a tension that "wants" to go somewhere: the third and the seventh form a tritone that resolves down a fifth (G7 → C). It is the V chord of any key, the sound of the blues (where every chord can take a seventh) and a staple of country and swing.

Notes and intervals of D7

D7 (D seventh) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • D · 1 · root
  • F♯ · 3 · major third
  • A · 5 · perfect fifth
  • C · ♭7 · minor seventh

Other D chords

Seventh: other roots

Chords that go with D7

D7 is a dominant chord and usually resolves up a perfect fourth, to one of these chords:

Arpeggio

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the D7 chord on guitar?

D7 (D seventh) has 5 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in D7?

The notes of D7 are D, F♯, A, C. The formula is 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7: root, major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

What does D7 mean?

D7 is the chord symbol for D seventh. The dominant seventh chord carries a tension that "wants" to go somewhere: the third and the seventh form a tritone that resolves down a fifth (G7 → C). It is the V chord of any key, the sound of the blues (where every chord can take a seventh) and a staple of country and swing.

Can I play D7 on other instruments?

Yes. D7 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

D7 on other instruments

All guitar chords