A7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D
in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning
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 2 0 | – – 1 – 2 – | x A E G C# E | easy | |
| x x x 2 2 3 | – – – 1 2 3 | x x x A C# G | easy | |
| x x 7 6 5 3 | – – 4 3 2 1 | x x A C# E G | hard | |
| 7 4 5 0 5 0 | 4 1 2 – 3 – | A C# G G E E | medium | |
| 7 7 5 6 5 5 | 3 4 1 2 1 1 | A E G C# E A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 0 7 6 8 0 | 2 – 3 1 4 – | A A A C# G E | medium | |
| 7 7 7 9 8 9 | 1 1 1 3 2 4 | A E A E G C# | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 11 0 11 9 8 0 | 3 – 4 2 1 – | C# A C# E G E | medium | |
| 11 0 11 0 10 9 | 3 – 4 – 2 1 | C# A C# G A C# | medium | |
| 11 0 11 0 10 0 | 2 – 3 – 1 – | C# A C# G A E | easy | |
| 11 0 11 0 x x | 1 – 2 – – – | C# A C# G x x | easy | |
| x 0 2 0 2 x | – – 1 – 2 – | x A E G C# x | easy | |
| 2 4 2 2 2 3 | 1 3 1 1 1 2 | E C# E A C# G | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 7 6 x 3 | – – 3 2 – 1 | x x A C# x G | hard | |
| 7 4 7 0 5 0 | 3 1 4 – 2 – | A C# A G E E | medium | |
| x 0 5 6 5 5 | – – 1 2 1 1 | x A G C# E A | easy · barre on fret 5 |
The A7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop D 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.