How to Play D7 on Piano

The D Dominant 7th chord sounds restless and bluesy. It stacks 4 notes: D – F# – A – C.

A major triad plus a flattened seventh. The tritone between its third and seventh is what makes it lean so hard toward the chord a fourth above.

Notes in D7

NoteIntervalFinger
DD4Root1
F#F#4Major 3rd2
AA4Perfect 5th3
CC5Minor 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on D. Use finger 2 on F#, finger 3 on A, and finger 5 on C.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (F#) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Dominant 7th Chords

C7
C – E – G – Bb
Db7
Db – F – Ab – Cb
Eb7
Eb – G – Bb – Db
E7
E – G# – B – D
F7
F – A – C – Eb
F#7
F# – A# – C# – E
G7
G – B – D – F
Ab7
Ab – C – Eb – Gb
A7
A – C# – E – G
Bb7
Bb – D – F – Ab
B7
B – D# – F# – A

Other D Chords

D6
D – F# – A – B
D9
D – F# – A – C – E
D
D – F# – A
Dm
D – F – A
Dmaj7
D – F# – A – C#
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Ddim
D – F – Ab
Daug
D – F# – A#
Dsus2
D – E – A
Dsus4
D – G – A
Ddim7
D – F – Ab – Cb
Dm6
D – F – A – B
Dadd9
D – F# – A – E