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How to play the D7 piano chord

(Basic D7 piano chord and Inversions of the D7 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: D7
  • The D7 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
  • A seventh chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Major third, Fifth, Minor seventh
  • The 4 notes in the D7 chord are: D – F# – A – C
  • A seventh chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Major third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Minor 7th. at the bottom.

In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the D7 piano chord in the 4 positions.

D7 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
D7 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

D7 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)
D7 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)

 

D7 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
D7 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

D7 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Minor seventh at the bottom)
D7 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Minor seventh at the bottom)

More on the D7 chord

  • The D7 chord is step 1 in the D mixolydian scale.
  • The D7 chord is step 5 (dominant) in the G major (ionian) scale

The D mixolydian scale consists of the notes: D – E – F# – G – A – B – C – (D)
The G major (ionian) scale consists of the notes: G – A – B – C – D – E – F# – (G)

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