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D7 Chord on Guitar

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Open. Strum from the open D string.

D7 is a dominant seventh chord: a major chord with a flat seventh added, which makes it want to move on. The open shape uses 3 fingers on 4 strings.

How to play D7, finger by finger

  1. Put your index finger on string 2 at the 1st fret.
  2. Put your middle finger on string 3 at the 2nd fret.
  3. Put your ring finger on string 1 at the 2nd fret.
  4. Strum from string 4 down to string 1, and don't play strings 6 and 5.

More ways to play D7

5fr134
A-shape barre from fret 5
2fr421
Open, fret 2 from fret 2
3fr3241
Movable, fret 3 from fret 3
4fr2134
Movable, fret 4 from fret 4
5fr1324
Movable, fret 5 from fret 5
7fr123
Movable, fret 7 from fret 7
9fr2134
Movable, fret 9 from fret 9
10fr1321
Barre, fret 10 from fret 10

Notes in D7

NoteIntervalRole
D1root
F♯3major third
A5fifth
C♭7flat seventh

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7

Questions about D7

What notes are in D7?

D, F♯, A and C. Those are the 1, 3, 5, ♭7 of the chord, counted from D.

Which strings do I strum for D7?

Start on string 4 and strum down to string 1.

What chord does D7 lead to?

Most often G. D7 is the five chord of G, so it pulls strongly back to G.

Often played with D7

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