A7 chord on 5-String Bass – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G) tuning
A7
Dominant 7
Notes:A · C# · E · G
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Fingerings (16)
A7 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 0 4 2 0 | – – 2 1 – | A E C# E G | medium | |
| x 5 4 5 2 | – 3 2 4 1 | x A C# G A | medium | |
| x 3 7 7 6 | – 1 3 4 2 | x G E A C# | hard | |
| 0 0 4 5 0 | – – 1 2 – | A E C# G G | easy | |
| 0 5 7 5 6 | – 1 3 1 2 | A A E G C# | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 0 9 10 7 6 | – 3 4 2 1 | A C# G A C# | hard | |
| 0 9 7 7 0 | – 3 1 2 – | A C# E A G | medium | |
| 0 9 10 11 9 | – 1 2 3 1 | A C# G C# E | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| 0 12 10 11 12 | – 3 1 2 4 | A E G C# G | medium | |
| 0 12 12 11 12 | – 2 3 1 4 | A E A C# G | medium | |
| 0 3 4 2 0 | – 2 3 1 – | A G C# E G | medium | |
| x 3 4 2 2 | – 3 4 1 2 | x G C# E A | medium | |
| 4 3 7 7 x | 2 1 3 4 – | C# G E A x | hard | |
| 0 5 4 5 0 | – 2 1 3 – | A A C# G G | easy | |
| x 5 7 5 6 | – 1 3 1 2 | x A E G C# | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 0 0 10 7 6 | – – 3 2 1 | A E G A C# | hard |
The A7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass – Drop A generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.
How the A7 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| 3 | 4 | C# |
| 5 | 7 | E |
| ♭7 | 10 | G |
More A chords
Other roots
See A7 in another tuning
What notes make up the A7 chord?
A7 is a Dominant 7 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, G.
How do I read the diagram?
Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.