Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A♯7A♯ Dominant 7th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
F♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 4 · ♭6  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

A♯7 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 — A-shape, 2nd (x 2 4 2 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — G-shape, 4th (7 6 4 4 4 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — E-shape, 7th (7 9 7 8 7 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (x x 9 11 10 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — A-shape, 14th (x 14 16 14 16 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — G-shape, 16th (19 18 16 16 16 17) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — E-shape, 19th (19 21 19 20 19 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (x 2 1 2 x 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

A♯7 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 — A-shape, 2nd (x 2 4 2 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — G-shape, 4th (7 6 4 4 4 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — E-shape, 7th (7 9 7 8 7 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (x x 9 11 10 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — A-shape, 14th (x 14 16 14 16 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — G-shape, 16th (19 18 16 16 16 17) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — E-shape, 19th (19 21 19 20 19 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (x 2 1 2 x 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How A♯7 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyconfidentunresolved
Genres
bluesjazzrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4 · ♭6
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