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D7 is a dominant seventh chord made of 4 notes: D, F♯, A, C. It sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below, and you hear it in blues, rock and roll, and the V chord that pulls a song back home. It is the V chord of G major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on D7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from D | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | root | 0 |
| F♯ | 3 | major third | 4 |
| A | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| C | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
xx0212x57575(10)(12)(10)(11)(10)(10)x545xxxxx778(10)9(10)xxxThe open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 5th fret (x57575): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
D7 belongs to 3 keys: V in G major, VII in E minor, V7 in G minor. In G major, try I–V–vi–IV: G – D7 – Em – C.
D, F♯, A, C: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh.
Open position: xx0212 (low string first), rated Beginner.
D7 has C where Dmaj7 has C♯. D7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below; Dmaj7 sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.