D7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:D · F# · A · C

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 0 2 x	1 1 1 – 2 –	D A D F# C x	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 5 3 2 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x D F# A C x	hard
x 4 5 3 4 3	– 2 4 1 3 1	x C F# A D F#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 6 5 6 4 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x D F# C D x	medium
x 6 5 6 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x D F# C x x	easy
x 6 8 6 8 6	– 1 2 1 3 1	x D A C F# A	medium · barre on fret 6
x x x 8 8 9	– – – 1 2 3	x x x D F# C	easy
x 10 11 0 11 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x F# C F# A D	medium
x x 11 12 11 11	– – 1 2 1 1	x x C F# A D	easy · barre on fret 11
1 1 1 0 2 3	1 1 1 – 2 3	D A D F# C F#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 5 6 2 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x D F# C C x	hard
x 6 x 6 4 3	– 3 – 4 2 1	x D x C D F#	hard
x 4 5 6 4 6	– 1 2 3 1 4	x C F# C D A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 5 6 x 6	– 2 1 3 – 4	x D F# C x A	hard
x 6 8 6 8 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x D A C F# x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 10 8 8 8 9	1 3 1 1 1 2	A F# A D F# C	medium · barre on fret 8

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 – Drop C# 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 Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-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.