A7 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths
in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths
A7
Dominant 7
Notes:A · C# · E · G
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A7 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 2 0 1 2 | – – 2 – 1 3 | x A E G C# G | easy | |
| 5 4 2 2 4 2 | 4 2 1 1 3 1 | A C# E A E G | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 3 7 7 6 x x | 1 3 4 2 – – | G E A C# x x | hard | |
| 5 4 5 6 4 4 | 2 1 3 4 1 1 | A C# G C# E A | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 5 7 5 6 7 x | 1 3 1 2 4 – | A E G C# G x | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 0 7 6 7 x | – – 2 1 3 – | x A A C# G x | easy | |
| 9 0 7 9 7 8 | 3 – 1 4 1 2 | C# A A E G C# | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 0 11 0 9 8 | 2 – 4 – 3 1 | C# A C# G A C# | medium | |
| 9 0 11 0 9 11 | 1 – 3 – 2 4 | C# A C# G A E | medium | |
| 12 0 11 12 x x | 2 – 1 3 – – | E A C# G x x | easy | |
| x 0 2 0 1 x | – – 2 – 1 – | x A E G C# x | easy | |
| 5 4 5 2 x x | 3 2 4 1 – – | A C# G A x x | medium | |
| 3 4 7 6 x x | 1 2 4 3 – – | G C# A C# x x | hard | |
| 5 4 5 0 4 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | A C# G G E x | medium | |
| 5 7 5 6 x x | 1 3 1 2 – – | A E G C# x x | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 7 6 7 x | – – 2 1 3 – | x x A C# G x | easy |
The A7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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.