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D7 Chord Guitar

A bright, compact V7 that pulls hard toward G.

Functions as the V7 in the key of G, pulling strongly back to G major.
Its compact four-string shape is quick to grab mid-progression.
A staple of folk and country rhythm playing.
Constant in call-and-response blues and simple I–IV–V7 progressions.

Root3rd5th7th

Not played

E6th string

FretMuted

Finger—

Not played

A5th string

FretMuted

Finger—

Root

DBass4th string

FretOpen

Finger—

5th

G3rd string

Fret2

Finger2 middle

7th

B2nd string

Fret1

Finger1 index

3rd

e1st string

Fret2

Finger3 ring

NotesD – A – C – F#

Formula1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7

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TonesD×1·F#×1·A×1·C×1

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Questions about D7

What notes are in a D7 chord?

A D7 chord contains the notes D, A, C, F#. It is built from the dominant 7th formula 1 - 3 - 5 - ♭7, with D as the root.

What chord does D7 resolve to?

G major. D7 is the V7 chord in the key of G, and its flattened seventh creates tension that resolves naturally down to the G tonic — the single most common dominant-to-tonic move in guitar music.

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