D7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:D · F# · A · C

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Fingerings (16)

D7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 3 0 2 3 4	– 2 – 1 3 4	D C D A D F#	medium
x 3 4 2 3 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x C F# A D x	medium
x 5 4 5 3 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x D F# C D x	medium
0 0 4 5 x x	– – 1 2 – –	D A F# C x x	easy
0 5 7 5 7 7	– 1 2 1 3 4	D D A C F# A	medium · barre on fret 5
0 9 7 7 7 10	– 2 1 1 1 3	D F# A D F# C	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 0 11 10 10	– 1 – 4 2 3	D F# D F# A C	medium
12 12 10 11 10 10	3 4 1 2 1 1	D A C F# A C	medium · barre on fret 10
0 3 4 2 3 0	– 2 4 1 3 –	D C F# A D D	medium
x 3 x 2 3 4	– 2 – 1 3 4	x C x A D F#	hard
x 5 x 5 3 4	– 3 – 4 1 2	x D x C D F#	hard
0 0 4 5 7 4	– – 1 2 3 1	D A F# C F# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 5 7 5 7 7	– 1 2 1 3 4	x D A C F# A	medium · barre on fret 5
0 9 10 7 7 7	– 2 3 1 1 1	D F# C D F# A	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 10 11 10 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	D F# C F# A D	medium
0 0 10 11 10 10	– – 1 2 1 1	D A C F# A C	easy · barre on fret 10

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes D, F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
3	4	F#
5	7	A
♭7	10	C

More D chords

D Dm D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

C7 C#7 D#7 E7 F7 F#7 G7 G#7 A7 A#7 B7

See D7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.