Practice the D7 Chord on Guitar with Real-Time Feedback

Four notes make up the D7 chord (D dominant seventh): D, F#, A and C. The F# is the major third, the A the fifth and the C the flat seventh that separates a dominant chord from a major one.

You get 16 voicings here. Four have open strings, five are barres, and the lowest starts at the 1st fret. As the V7 in G major, D7 usually resolves down a fifth to G. Melodies built on the D Mixolydian scale fit it, and the gypsy jazz chords article is a good next stop for more dominant colour.

In the player above, each shape comes with its note names labelled.

D dominant 7th guitar chord is also written as D7, Ddom7 or Ddom.

D7 Chord Notes and Formula

Notes that compose the D 7 chord:

D F# A C

Chord Formula:

Formula: 1 3 5 b7

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D 7 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Let the D string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the high E string

Position 2 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the A, G and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the B string

Position 3 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the low E, D and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 11 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 12 of the A string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 13 of the B string

Position 4 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Let the D string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the high E string

Position 5 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the D string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the G string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the high E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the A string

Position 6 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the A string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the G string

Position 7 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the B string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G string

Position 8 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the D, G and B strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 8 of the high E string

Position 9 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the high E string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 11 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 12 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 13 of the B string

Position 10 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the B string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the low E string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 11 of the G string

Position 11 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the high E string

Position 12 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the low E string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the B string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 11 of the G string

Position 13 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 15 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 16 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 17 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 17 of the high E string

Position 14 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 12 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 13 of the B string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 14 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 14 of the high E string

Position 15 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the D, G and B strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 8 of the low E string

Position 16 Barre Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the G and B strings at the same time
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the D string

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Chords That Go With D7

One key where D7 fits is G major, where it works as the V chord. These are the main chords of that key, the ones you will often hear around it:

I · G ii · Am iii · Bm IV · C V · D vi · Em

See every key in the guitar keys chart, or build a progression with these chords in the chord progression generator.

More D Chords

D Dm Dm7 Dmaj7 Dsus4 Dsus2 Dadd9 Ddim D9 D6 Daug Dm6 D7sus4 Ddim7

Want to know how this chord is built? Read dominant chords explained, or browse all D guitar chords.

Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 7 | D 7 | E 7 | F 7 | G 7 | A 7 | B 7 | C#7 | D#7 | F#7 | G#7 | A#7 | Ab7 | Bb7 | Db7 | Eb7 | Gb7

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FAQ

Which notes spell D dominant seventh?

D, F#, A and C. The F# is the major third, A the perfect fifth and C the minor seventh over D.

In which key is D7 the V7 chord?

G major. D is the fifth degree of G major, and the C in the chord is its fourth degree, so D7 resolves to G.

How many D7 voicings are there on the fretboard?

There are 16 voicings between fret 1 and fret 17. Four use open strings and five are barre voicings.

What scale can I use over D7?

D Mixolydian is D, E, F#, G, A, B and C, and it contains all four notes of D7. It is the D major scale with its seventh lowered.

What is the tritone in D dominant seventh?

The F# and the C are six semitones apart, which makes a tritone. That tension between the third and the flat seventh is the core of the dominant sound.