A7 chord on 8-String Guitar

in Standard F# (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○○○4123AC#EAEGC#E
A7
Dominant 7
Notes:A · C# · E · G
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEGC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 2 0 0 2 0 2 04 1 – – 2 – 3 –A C# E A E G C# Emedium
3 2 3 4 2 2 2 x2 1 3 4 1 1 1 –A C# G C# E A C# xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 5 3 4 5 x x x1 3 1 2 4 – – –A E G C# G x x xmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 4 5 0 5 0– – 2 1 3 – 4 –x x A C# G G E Emedium
x x 5 7 5 6 5 5– – 1 3 1 2 1 1x x A E G C# E Amedium · barre on fret 5
x x x 0 7 6 8 0– – – – 2 1 3 –x x x A A C# G Emedium
x x 9 0 7 9 8 0– – 3 – 1 4 2 –x x C# A A E G Emedium
x x 9 0 x 9 8 9– – 2 – – 3 1 4x x C# A x E G C#hard
x 10 9 10 11 9 x x– 2 1 3 4 1 – –x A C# G C# E x xmedium · barre on fret 9
x 10 12 10 11 12 10 0– 1 3 1 2 4 1 –x A E G C# G A Emedium · barre on fret 10
x x 12 0 11 12 x x– – 2 – 1 3 – –x x E A C# G x xeasy
3 2 0 0 2 0 2 x4 1 – – 2 – 3 –A C# E A E G C# xmedium
3 2 3 4 2 2 x x2 1 3 4 1 1 – –A C# G C# E A x xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 5 3 4 x x x x1 3 1 2 – – – –A E G C# x x x xmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 4 5 0 5 x– – 2 1 3 – 4 –x x A C# G G E xmedium
x x x 0 5 6 5 5– – – – 1 2 1 1x x x A G C# E Aeasy · barre on fret 5

The A7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
34C#
57E
♭710G

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.