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A7 A dominant seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 2
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 2 + G7 How to play A7 Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the D string. Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the B string. Let ring open: A string, G string, high E string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ A7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x02020 2 3 E A D G B E A7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x02020 2 3 E B G D A E x02020 · A7 shape
A7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x02023 1 2 3 E A D G B E A7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x02023 1 2 3 E B G D A E x02023
A7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x02223 1 2 E A D G B E A7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x02223 1 2 E B G D A E x02223
A7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x0x020 2 E A D G B E A7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x0x020 2 E B G D A E x0x020
A7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 542223 1 4 3 2 E A D G B E
A7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 542223 1 4 3 2 E B G D A E
542223 · G7 shape
A7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 575655 5fr 1 3 2 E A D G B E
A7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 575655 5fr 1 3 2 E B G D A E
575655 · E7 shape
A7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x0x023 2 3 E A D G B E A7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x0x023 2 3 E B G D A E x0x023
A7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x05020 4 1 E A D G B E A7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x05020 4 1 E B G D A E x05020
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Chords that go with A7 The other chords of D major, the key where A7 is home (V7). Songs in this key move between them.
D I D Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2. Em ii Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. F♯m iii F♯m Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 finger 1, fret 4 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 1. Barre at fret 2. G IV G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. A V A Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open. Bm vi Bm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 1, fret 4 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1. Barre at fret 2. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as A7.
2 fret G7 Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open, fret 1 finger 1. G7 shape 5 fret E7 Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open, open. E7 shape 7 fret D7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3. D7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the A7 chord A dominant seventh is built from 4 notes: A (1), C♯ (3), E (5), G (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, A, highlighted on the diagram. You can play it in 12 places on the fretboard. The first shape is the most common; higher shapes make smooth changes easier in some keys.
A7 belongs to D major (V7), D minor (V7), B minor (VII7).
