D dominant seventh arpeggio for guitar (D7)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the D dominant seventh arpeggio (D7): D · F# · A · C.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
D7
DF#AC
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
D
Root
· R
F#
Third
· 3
A
Fifth
· 5
C
Seventh
· ♭7
Arpeggio sheet
D7Formula (degrees)
R 3 5 ♭7
Notes in key
D F# A C
Typical use
Over the dominant chord (V7).
D dominant seventh
The D dominant seventh arpeggio is made up of: D · F# · A · C.
The dominant seventh arpeggio: major triad plus minor seventh, the defining sound of the V degree that pulls toward resolution on the tonic.