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F7 Chord on Guitar

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E-shape barre

F7 is a dominant seventh chord: a major chord with a flat seventh added, which makes it want to move on. F7 has no open shape, so it is usually played as an E-shape barre chord at the 1st fret.

How to play F7, finger by finger

  1. Lay your index finger flat across strings 6 to 1 at the 1st fret.
  2. Put your middle finger on string 3 at the 2nd fret.
  3. Put your ring finger on string 5 at the 3rd fret.
  4. Strum all six strings.

More ways to play F7

8fr134
A-shape barre from fret 8
123
Open near the nut
2fr2134
Movable, fret 2 from fret 2
3fr1324
Movable, fret 3 from fret 3
6fr3241
Movable, fret 6 from fret 6
8fr1324
Movable, fret 8 from fret 8
12fr2134
Movable, fret 12 from fret 12
13fr1321
Barre, fret 13 from fret 13

Notes in F7

NoteIntervalRole
F1root
A3major third
C5fifth
E♭♭7flat seventh

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7

Questions about F7

What notes are in F7?

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

Which strings do I strum for F7?

All six strings.

What chord does F7 lead to?

Most often B♭. F7 is the five chord of B♭, so it pulls strongly back to B♭.

Often played with F7

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