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Guitar chord · Dominant 7th

A7 chord (A Dominant 7th)

Tense 7th chord driving blues and rock progressions toward resolution.

Notes AC#EG
Formula 1 3 5 ♭7
Shapes 3 on this page

A7 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

E7-Shape (6th String Root) 5 7 5 6 5 5
A7-Shape (5th String Root) x 0 2 0 2 0
Open / C7 Shape x 12 11 12 10 9

Interactive chord diagram

A7 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E

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Questions

What notes are in a A7 chord?
A7 is A, C#, E, G: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7 of A.
How do you play A7 on guitar?
E7-Shape (6th String Root): 5 7 5 6 5 5; A7-Shape (5th String Root): x 0 2 0 2 0; Open / C7 Shape: x 12 11 12 10 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

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