Guitar chord · Sevenths
D♯ dominant 7th chord on guitar
xx1023 · 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 A♭ major. In minor keys: V7 in G♯ minor.
- Notes
- D♯F𝄪A♯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): don’t play — mute it
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♯
- 3rd string (G): play open F𝄪
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) C♯
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) F𝄪
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--2---| G|--0---| D|--1---| A|--x---| 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, xx1023, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E and A strings.
You’ll find D♯7 in common progressions such as E♭7–A♭7–B♭7 (the 12-bar blues in E♭ major) and B♭m7–E♭7–A♭maj7 (the jazz cadence in A♭ major).
