Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D7D Dominant 7th

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G♯tone

Btone

Dtone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · Notes E · G♯ · B · D

How to play it

D7 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 3 x 2 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 3 0 2 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 3 4 2 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 4 x 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 4 5 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 4 5 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

D7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 3 x 2 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 3 0 2 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 3 4 2 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 4 x 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 4 5 x) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 4 5 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

Sound

How D7 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyconfidentunresolved

Genres

bluesjazzrock

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1

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