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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

E6th

FretMuted

Finger—

A5th

FretMuted

Finger—

D4th

FretOpen

FingerOpen

G3rd

Fret2

Finger2

B2nd

Fret1

Finger1

e1st

Fret2

Finger3

Notes: D – A – C – F# · Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7

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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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