Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D7D Dominant 7th

ERoot

G♯tone

Btone

Dtone

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

How to play it

D7 fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E), 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 — D-shape, 3rd (x 5 5 3 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 8th (x x 10 9 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 8th (10 9 8 9 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 15th (x 17 17 15 17 17) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 20th (x x 22 21 20 20) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 20th (22 21 20 21 20 20) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 5 2 3 x 5) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 5 5 3 x 2) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

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 — D-shape, 3rd (x 5 5 3 5 5) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 8th (x x 10 9 8 8) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 8th (10 9 8 9 8 8) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 15th (x 17 17 15 17 17) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 20th (x x 22 21 20 20) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 20th (22 21 20 21 20 20) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 5 2 3 x 5) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D Dominant 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 5 5 3 x 2) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

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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