A7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:A · C# · E · G

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 2 4 2	– – 1 1 2 1	x A E G C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 2 4 4 5	– – 1 2 3 4	x x E A C# G	medium
x 0 5 4 4 5	– – 3 1 2 4	x A G A C# G	medium
7 0 5 8 7 5	2 – 1 4 3 1	A A G C# E G	medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 7 8 10 7	1 1 1 2 3 1	A E A C# G A	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 8 10 11	– – 3 1 2 4	x A C# C# G C#	medium
x 0 11 11 10 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x A C# E G C#	medium
x 0 5 2 4 2	– – 3 1 2 1	x A G G C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 5 4 4 2	– – 4 2 3 1	x x G A C# E	medium
x 0 5 4 4 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x A G A C# x	easy
x 0 5 8 7 5	– – 1 3 2 1	x A G C# E G	medium · barre on fret 5
7 10 7 8 7 7	1 3 1 2 1 1	A G A C# E A	medium · barre on fret 7
11 0 11 8 10 x	3 – 4 1 2 –	C# A C# C# G x	medium
11 0 11 11 10 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	C# A C# E G x	medium
x 0 2 2 4 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x A E G C# x	medium
2 4 5 4 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	E C# G A x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Dm 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

A Am A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

C7 C#7 D7 D#7 E7 F7 F#7 G7 G#7 A#7 B7

See A7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open Dm D-A-D-F-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.