D7 Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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D dominant, Ddom7

Tuning

Standard Tuning

 
 
 
O
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
213
F♯
C
A
D
 
 

So you want to learn the D7 chord huh? Let this D7 chord chart, tablature of the D7 chord and image of the chord being played help you out.

 
 
 
 
 
X
5
6
7
8
9
13141
A
F♯
C
A
D
 

The "D7" barre chord held in the "A7" shape.

 
 
O
X
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
13
F♯
C
G
 
 
 

 
 
 
O
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
4132
F♯
D
A
D
C
 

This is the basic open D chord with C played in the bass.

X
 
 
 
 
X
3
4
5
6
7
3241
 
D
C
F♯
D
 

This particular voicing of D7 utilizes the same shape used for the basic C7 chord that most beginners learn.

 
 
 
O
X
 
1
2
3
4
5
213
F♯
C
A
D
 
F♯

This is the D7 chord played with a F# bass note.

X
X
 
 
 
X
4
5
6
7
8
213
 
 
C
F♯
D
 

This is a three string voicing of a D7 chord. This voicing is based on the shape of the "open" C7 chord.

 
 
 
 
X
X
7
8
9
10
11
1113
C
F♯
D
A
 
 

This voicing for D7 is commonly used in blues music.

 
 
 
 
X
X
10
11
12
13
14
3241
D
C
F♯
D
 
 

This voicing for D7 utilizes a movable chord shape.

 
 
 
 
 
 
10
11
12
13
14
131241
D
C
F♯
C
A
D

Notice how the flatted seventh note is added to the second string of this D7 barre chord voicing.

X
 
 
O
X
 
1
2
3
4
5
21
 
C
A
D
 
F♯

A variation of the D7 chord which makes use of the thumb.

X
X
 
 
X
 
10
11
12
13
14
123
 
 
F♯
C
 
D

This voicing for D7 is commonly used in the jazz genre.

 
 
 
 
X
X
3
4
5
6
7
2314
A
D
C
F♯
 
 

This voicing for D7 is played in first inversion.

X
 
 
 
X
 
10
11
12
13
14
1243
 
A
F♯
C
 
D

This is a four string voicing for D7 with the root note on the sixth string. The fifth is omitted from the chord.

 
 
 
 
X
X
3
4
5
6
7
2314
A
D
C
F♯
 
 

This D7 voicing is played in first inversion.

 
 
 
 
X
X
15
16
17
18
19
2314
A
D
C
F♯
 
 

This fifteenth position voicing for D7 is played in first inversion.

 
 
 
 
X
X
12
13
14
15
16
1324
F♯
C
A
D
 
 

This voicing for D7 is played in 12th position.

X
 
 
 
X
 
7
8
9
10
11
2111
 
F♯
D
A
 
C

This D7 chord is played in third inversion.

X
 
 
O
X
 
1
2
3
4
5
231
 
C
A
D
 
F♯

This D7 chord is played in first inversion. The second finger frets the low third of the chord (F#).

X
 
 
 
O
X
7
8
9
10
11
411
 
F♯
D
C
A
 

This interesting D7/A voicing is played in seventh position.