D7 chord on 4-String Bass – D Standard

in D Standard (D-G-C-F) tuning

○○21DACF#
D7
Dominant 7
Notes:D · F# · A · C
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDACF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 0 1– 2 – 1D A C F#easy
4 5 2 42 4 1 3F# C D Amedium
0 5 6 4– 2 3 1D C F# Amedium
0 5 6 x– 1 2 –D C F# xeasy
0 7 6 7– 2 1 3D D F# Ceasy
0 11 9 7– 3 2 1D F# A Chard
12 11 12 93 2 4 1D F# C Dmedium
12 11 12 x2 1 3 –D F# C xeasy
0 x 0 1– – – 1D x C F#easy
4 5 2 x2 3 1 –F# C D xmedium
4 7 0 41 3 – 2F# D C Amedium
0 5 6 7– 1 2 3D C F# Cmedium
x 7 6 7– 2 1 3x D F# Ceasy
0 11 0 7– 2 – 1D F# C Chard
0 11 0 9– 2 – 1D F# C Dmedium
0 11 0 x– 1 – –D F# C xeasy

The D7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes D, F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – D Standard generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
34F#
57A
♭710C

More D chords

Other roots

See D7 in another tuning

What notes make up the D7 chord?

D7 is a Dominant 7 chord built from the notes D, F#, A, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.