Here's a quick lesson on an alternate way to play the D7 chord which really makes things sound bluesy. If you're doing some fingerpicking in A and you switch to the D chord, things tend to sound a little thin if you let the lowest note of the chord be the open D string. Try hooking your thumb over the fretboard and fretting the 2nd fret on the 6th string. It's not a D note (it's an F#) but it sounds so sweet and instantly bluesy when you work this in next to an A7. Be sure to stop by the website to pick up the TAB for this lesson. Here's the link: http://www.bluesguitarinstitute.com/lesson9 TUESDAY BLUES If you want to follow along with every Tuesday Blues Lesson, click on the link below and sign up for the BGI Newsletter. http://www.bluesguitarinstitute.com/tips Hope you dig this lesson and it helps you squeeze a little more mojo from your D7 chord. Let me know in the comments how this works out for you! Good luck and PLAY ON! John