Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F7F Dominant 7th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone

Formula 4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯

How to play it

F7 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, 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).

F Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (2 2 1 4 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 13th (14 14 13 16 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (2 2 1 x 4) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (2 2 1 0 4) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (2 2 1 4 4) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar chord — 7th position (x 7 7 7 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar chord — 7th position (x 7 7 10 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar chord — 13th position (14 14 13 x 16) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

F7 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.

F Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (2 2 1 4 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 13th (14 14 13 16 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (2 2 1 x 4) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (2 2 1 0 4) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (2 2 1 4 4) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar tab — 7th position (x 7 7 7 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar tab — 7th position (x 7 7 10 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th guitar tab — 13th position (14 14 13 x 16) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How F7 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyconfidentunresolved
Genres
bluesjazzrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3
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F7 in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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