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D7 chord on ukulele

D Dominant Seventh. Notes: D, F#, A and C.

D7 ukulele chord diagram, barre at fret 21A51DR1F#32Cb7ADF#C
Barre at fret 2 · Medium

How to play D7

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the 4th (G) to the 2nd (E) string at fret 2. This is the barre.
  2. Put your middle finger on the 1st (A) string at fret 3 (C).
  3. Strum all four strings.
Lowest note: AStrings played: 4 of 4Other voicings: 3 below

All 4 ways to play D7

Easiest first. Tap play to hear each one.
D7 ukulele chord, barre at fret 21A51DR1F#32Cb7ADF#C

Barre at fret 2

Medium
D7 ukulele chord, barre at fret 55fr1Cb72F#31A51DRCF#AD

Barre at fret 5

Medium
D7 ukulele chord, fret 7 position7fr1DR3A52Cb74F#3DACF#

Fret 7 position

Medium
D7 ukulele chord, fret 10 position10fr2F#33Cb71DR4A5F#CDA

Fret 10 position

Hard

Notes and theory

Droot
F#3 · major third
A5 · perfect fifth
Cb7 · minor seventh

The dominant seventh adds a minor seventh to a major triad. It sounds restless and wants to resolve, which is why it shows up right before the home chord and all over blues. The formula is 1 3 5 b7, and you will also see it written as Ddom7.

Keys that use D7

G major V7E minor VII7
D7 on guitarD7 on piano

More D chords

All D ukulele chords
D ukulele chord diagram1A52DR3F#3ADF#ADmajorDm ukulele chord diagram2A53DR1Fb3ADFADmminorDm7 ukulele chord diagram2A52DR1Fb33Cb7ADFCDm7minor seventhDmaj7 ukulele chord diagram1A51DR1F#33C#7ADF#C#Dmaj7major seventhDsus4 ukulele chord diagram2DR3G4GDGADsus4suspended fourthDsus2 ukulele chord diagram2fr1A52E23A53DRAEADDsus2suspended secondDdim ukulele chord diagram4fr4DR2Fb31Abb53DRDFAbDDdimdiminishedDaug ukulele chord diagram3A##52DR2F#31A##5A#DF#A#DaugaugmentedD6 ukulele chord diagram4fr1B64F#32A53DRBF#ADD6major sixthD9 ukulele chord diagram1A53E91F#32Cb7AEF#CD9dominant ninthDadd9 ukulele chord diagram5fr3DR2F#31A54E9DF#AEDadd9added ninthDm7b5 ukulele chord diagram4fr2Cb73Fb31Abb54DRCFAbDDm7b5half-diminishedDdim7 ukulele chord diagram1Abb53DR2Fb34Bbb7AbDFBDdim7diminished seventhD7sus4 ukulele chord diagram1A51DR2G42Cb7ADGCD7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourthDm6 ukulele chord diagram2A53DR1Fb34B6ADFBDm6minor sixthDm9 ukulele chord diagram2A54E91Fb33Cb7AEFCDm9minor ninthDmaj9 ukulele chord diagram1A53E92F#34C#7AEF#C#Dmaj9major ninthDm(add9) ukulele chord diagram5fr3DR1Fb31A54E9DFAEDm(add9)minor added ninth

dominant seventh chords in every key

C7C#7D7D#7E7F7F#7G7G#7A7A#7B7

Questions

What notes are in the D7 chord?

D7 (D dominant seventh) is made of four notes: D (root), F# (major third), A (perfect fifth) and C (minor seventh).

How do you play D7 on ukulele?

The easiest D7 is the "barre at fret 2" shape. Lay your index finger flat across the 4th (G) to the 2nd (E) string at fret 2. This is the barre. Put your middle finger on the 1st (A) string at fret 3 (C). Strum all four strings.

Is D7 hard to play on ukulele?

D7 has no open-string shape, so every version needs a barre or a stretch. The easiest one is rated medium.

What key is D7 in?

D7 belongs to 2 keys: G major (as the V7 chord) and E minor (as the VII7 chord).

What does a dominant seventh chord sound like?

The dominant seventh adds a minor seventh to a major triad. It sounds restless and wants to resolve, which is why it shows up right before the home chord and all over blues.