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A7 Chord on Guitar

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Open. The open G string in the middle gives the seventh.

A7 is a dominant seventh chord: a major chord with a flat seventh added, which makes it want to move on. The open shape uses 2 fingers on 5 strings.

How to play A7, finger by finger

  1. Put your middle finger on string 4 at the 2nd fret.
  2. Put your ring finger on string 2 at the 2nd fret.
  3. Strum from string 5 down to string 1, and don't play string 6.

More ways to play A7

5fr1321
E-shape barre from fret 5
123
Open, fret 2 near the nut
3fr2431
Open, fret 3 from fret 3
4fr2134
Movable, fret 4 from fret 4
5fr1423
Movable, fret 5 from fret 5
7fr1324
Movable, fret 7 from fret 7
10fr3241
Movable, fret 10 from fret 10
12fr134
Barre, fret 12 from fret 12

Notes in A7

NoteIntervalRole
A1root
C♯3major third
E5fifth
G♭7flat seventh

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7

Questions about A7

What notes are in A7?

A, C♯, E and G. Those are the 1, 3, 5, ♭7 of the chord, counted from A.

Which strings do I strum for A7?

Start on string 5 and strum down to string 1.

What chord does A7 lead to?

Most often D. A7 is the five chord of D, so it pulls strongly back to D.

Often played with A7

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