D7 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:D · F# · A · C

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 4 2 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	D A F# A C D	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 4 5 2 4	– 1 2 4 1 3	x A F# C D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
0 5 0 5 0 4	– 2 – 3 – 1	D C D C C F#	easy
0 5 7 5 6 7	– 1 3 1 2 4	D C A C F# A	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 0 7 6 10	– 2 – 3 1 4	D D D D F# C	hard
0 7 10 11 9 7	– 1 3 4 2 1	D D C F# A A	hard · barre on fret 7
0 11 0 11 9 10	– 3 – 4 1 2	D F# D F# A C	medium
0 11 10 11 12 10	– 2 1 3 4 1	D F# C F# C C	medium · barre on fret 10
0 11 12 11 12 12	– 1 2 1 3 4	D F# D F# C D	medium · barre on fret 11
0 2 4 2 0 4	– 1 2 1 – 3	D A F# A C F#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 2 4 5 2 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	F# A F# C D x	medium · barre on fret 2
0 5 4 5 0 0	– 2 1 3 – –	D C F# C C D	easy
0 5 7 5 6 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	D C A C F# D	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 10 7 6 0	– 2 4 3 1 –	D D C D F# D	hard
0 11 10 7 9 7	– 4 3 1 2 1	D F# C D A A	hard · barre on fret 7
0 11 10 11 9 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	D F# C F# A D	medium

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 – G Modal 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 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 G Modal D-G-D-G-C-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.