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Guitar chord · Dominant 7th

F#7 chord (F# Dominant 7th)

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

Notes F#A#C#E
Formula 1 3 5 ♭7
Shapes 3 on this page

F#7 chord shapes

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

E7-Shape (6th String Root) 2 4 2 3 2 2
A7-Shape (5th String Root) x 9 11 9 11 9
Open / C7 Shape x 9 8 9 7 6

Interactive chord diagram

F#7 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 F#7 chord?
F#7 is F#, A#, C#, E: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7 of F#.
How do you play F#7 on guitar?
E7-Shape (6th String Root): 2 4 2 3 2 2; A7-Shape (5th String Root): x 9 11 9 11 9; Open / C7 Shape: x 9 8 9 7 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

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