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D dominant 7th chord

Symbol: D7 · Notes: D – F♯ – A – C

The dominant seventh chord: a major chord plus a minor seventh. Its tension pulls toward the chord a fifth below (G7 → C), and it is the sound of the blues.

How it is built

• D: root
• F♯: major third
• A: perfect fifth
• C: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: D – F♯ – A – C
• 1st inversion: F♯ – A – C – D
• 2nd inversion: A – C – D – F♯
• 3rd inversion: C – D – F♯ – A

In which keys

• V (dominant) in G major
• VII in E minor
• V (dominant) in G harmonic minor

Other D chords

D · Dm · Dmaj7 · Dm7 · Dsus2 · Dsus4 · Ddim · D+ · D6 · Dm6 · Dadd9 · Ddim7 · Dm7♭5

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