D 7 Chord on Banjolele

How to play the D 7 chord on Banjolele: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

The D 7 chord is a dominant seventh — a major triad with a flat seventh that pulls strongly toward resolution. It is built from the notes D, F#, A, C. This page shows how to play D 7 on Banjolele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

There is no open-string version on Banjolele: the lowest shape barres fret 2 and covers 2 frets. D falls on the C string. It sounds from D4 up to C5.

It has a banjo head on a ukulele neck, which is why it cuts through where a wooden ukulele does not.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.