Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A7A Dominant 7th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E

How to play it

A7 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 6th (7 7 6 9 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 0 0 0 3) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 6 0 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 6 0 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 6 x 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 6 9 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 12 12 15) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 12 15 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

A7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 6th (7 7 6 9 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 0 0 0 3) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 6 0 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 6 0 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 6 x 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 6 9 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 12 12 15) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 7th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 12 15 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How A7 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyconfidentunresolved
Genres
bluesjazzrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5
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