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D dominant 7 guitar chord

D7 means D dominant 7: D major plus C. The notes are D, F sharp, A, and C. Skip the two thick strings, like D major, and copy the first picture.

x means muted. 0 means open.

D dominant 7

Short code xx0212, thickest string first.

  1. Low E string: muted, do not play.
  2. A string: muted, do not play.
  3. D string: open, note D, 1st.
  4. G string: fret 2, middle finger, note A, 5th.
  5. B string: fret 1, index finger, note C, 7th.
  6. High E string: fret 2, ring finger, note F sharp, 3rd.

D dominant 7 uses the notes D, A, C and F sharp.

More D guitar chords.

Also D major, D minor, D major 7, D minor 7, D suspended 2, D suspended 4, D power chord, D diminished, D augmented.

D dominant 7, another shape

Short code 557575, thickest string first.

Barre fret 5 with the index finger on the low E, A, G and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 5, index finger, note A, 5th.
  2. A string: fret 5, index finger, note D, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 7, ring finger, note A, 5th.
  4. G string: fret 5, index finger, note C, 7th.
  5. B string: fret 7, pinky finger, note F sharp, 3rd.
  6. High E string: fret 5, index finger, note A, 5th.

D dominant 7 uses the notes A, D, C and F sharp.

What extra note makes this D dominant 7?

Both pictures are D, F sharp, A, and C. That is D dominant 7. The first picture mutes the two thick strings and has no barre. The second picture bars fret 5. Same four notes. The barre shape has more bass.

If the D dominant 7 in a song sounds fuller than the first picture, try the barre picture lower on this page.

C is the extra note. It is not in D major. On the first picture that C is on the B string, fret 1, index finger. Play D major after this and that C is gone. The extra note is why this chord wants to go to G major.

Progressions that start on D dominant 7

Play each line in order.

D dominant 7, G dominant 7, A dominant 7, D dominant 7

This is the blues one. D dominant 7 (D7) to G dominant 7 (G7) to A dominant 7 (A7) and home, and it never quite sits still. 1950s Chicago, a back porch after dinner, early rock and roll on the radio. Hungry, not sad. That is why you play it again.

D dominant 7, G dominant 7, D dominant 7, A dominant 7

D7 goes to G7 and comes back. Then A7 makes you wait. Slow blues. A kitchen at night, the radio low. The feeling is the wait.

D dominant 7, C dominant 7, G dominant 7, D dominant 7

C dominant 7 (C7) walks off, G7 walks you back, D7 is home and still buzzing. 1970s rock, car radio, windows down. Bar-band loud. Not a hymn.