D Dominant 7th (D7) is built from D, F#, A, C, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m formula measured from the root D. This page shows 27 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
7th
Notes: D · F# · A · CIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 7m
Fingerings for D7
D7A at fret 3, G at fret 2
D7A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
D7A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
D7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
D7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 2
D7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 2
D7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
D7low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
D7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3
D7low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
D7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
D7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
D7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
D7low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
D7low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted
D7low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
D7low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
D7low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
D7low E muted, A muted, D open, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 2
D7low E muted, A muted, D open, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 2
D7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
D7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
D7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3
D7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
D7low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
D7low E muted, A muted, D open, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
D7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted
Notes in D7
D1P
F#3M
A5P
C7m
How to play D7
D Dominant 7th Guitar Chord (D7) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.
Beginner tip
Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.
Practice idea
Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.
D7 FAQ
What notes are in D Dominant 7th?
D Dominant 7th (D7) contains D, F#, A, C. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m above the root D.
How do you play D7 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "D7": A at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is D7 hard for beginners?
It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.