D7 Piano Chord
A tense chord that "wants" to resolve up a fourth. Essential for blues, jazz, rock'n'roll and funk. The added minor seventh creates characteristic tension.
Recommended voicing
D4 · F#4 · A4 · C5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
F#3 · C4
fingers 5–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Notation for D7 chord
Other names: D dominant 7th, D dom7, D 7
Music theory name: dominant seventh chord
Common name: D seven chord
Intervals and tones in D7 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| D | Root |
| F# | Major 3rd |
| A | Perfect 5th |
| C | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
F#4 · A4 · C5 · D5
2nd inversion
A4 · C5 · D5 · F#5