Dominant seventh guitar chords

root, major third, fifth, minor seventh

A major triad with a minor seventh on top, and the tritone between that third and that seventh is what makes the chord restless. It is the engine of a cadence: the V that wants to become the I. The ninths, elevenths and thirteenths here are the same chord with more of the scale showing.

47 chords here, 4 symbols across 12 roots.

Dominant seventh

On all 12 roots.

Dominant ninth

On all 12 roots.

Dominant eleventh

On 11 roots — the bass this symbol names is only reachable from these.

Dominant thirteenth

On all 12 roots.

The other families

Every chord on the site, grouped by root instead, is on the full index. Where the shapes and the theory come from is on the about page.

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode