A7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D
in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD
A7
Dominant 7
Notes:A · C# · E · G
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Fingerings (16)
A7 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 2 1 4 2 | – – 2 1 4 3 | x A E G C# E | medium | |
| x x 2 3 4 5 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x x E A C# G | medium | |
| x x x 3 4 5 | – – – 1 2 3 | x x x A C# G | medium | |
| 7 4 5 7 4 x | 3 1 2 4 1 – | A C# G C# C# x | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 7 0 5 7 7 5 | 2 – 1 3 4 1 | A A G C# E G | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 7 7 7 10 7 | 1 1 1 1 2 1 | A E A C# G A | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 0 11 10 10 11 | – – 3 1 2 4 | x A C# E G C# | medium | |
| x 0 2 3 4 5 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x A E A C# G | medium | |
| x x 5 3 4 2 | – – 4 2 3 1 | x x G A C# E | medium | |
| x x 7 3 4 5 | – – 4 1 2 3 | x x A A C# G | hard | |
| x 0 5 7 4 5 | – – 2 4 1 3 | x A G C# C# G | medium | |
| x 0 5 7 7 5 | – – 1 2 3 1 | x A G C# E G | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 10 7 7 7 7 | 1 2 1 1 1 1 | A G A C# E A | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 11 0 11 10 10 x | 3 – 4 1 2 – | C# A C# E G x | medium | |
| x 0 5 3 4 2 | – – 4 2 3 1 | x A G A C# E | medium | |
| 2 4 5 3 x x | 1 3 4 2 – – | E C# G A x x | medium |
The A7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open 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.