D7 - D Dominant 7 Ukulele Chord

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Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 2020

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D7 - D Dominant 7 Ukulele Chord

The D Dominant 7 chord on ukulele uses fret positions 2020 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a dominant seventh chord with a difficulty rating of Easy.

Other chords in the D chord family:

D7 D Dm Dm7 Ddim Daug D6 Dmaj7 D9

Standard ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A. Visit the UkeChords Homepage for the full directory and enable JavaScript for the interactive chord diagram viewer.

Quick Facts about D7

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Easy

Often played with

G A Bm

How to Play D7 Ukulele Chord

To play the D7 (also known as D Dominant 7) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

Place your Index finger (finger 1) on the fret 2 of the G-string (4th string).
Let the C-string (3rd string) ring open.
Place your Middle finger (finger 2) on the fret 2 of the E-string (2nd string).
Let the A-string (1st string) ring open.

The fret notation for this chord shape is 2020, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

Music Theory: Notes in the D7 Chord

A D Dominant 7 is a dominant seventh chord. The notes played on each string from G to A are:

G String (4th): Note: A (Fret 2)
C String (3rd): Note: C (Fret 0)
E String (2nd): Note: F# (Fret 2)
A String (1st): Note: A (Fret 0)

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: A, C, F#.

Other D Family Chords

Explore more chords in the D family. Click any chord below to view its interactive finger guide: