Guitar chord · Sevenths
D♭ dominant 7th chord on guitar
x43404 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play D♭7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Bluesy tension that pulls strongly toward the chord a 5th below.
D♭7 is the V7 chord in F♯ major. In minor keys: V7 in F♯ minor.
- Notes
- D♭FA♭C♭
- Formula
- 135♭7
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, middle finger (2) D♭
- 4th string (D): 3rd fret, index finger (1) F
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, ring finger (3) C♭
- 2nd string (B): play open C♭
- 1st string (high E): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) A♭
Tablature
e|--4---| B|--0---| G|--4---| D|--3---| A|--4---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D♭7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing D♭7 on guitar
On guitar, D♭7 has an open-position shape, x43404, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
You’ll find D♭7 in common progressions such as C♯7–F♯7–G♯7 (the 12-bar blues in C♯ major) and G♯m7–C♯7–F♯maj7 (the jazz cadence in F♯ major).
