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
Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE), 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).
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.
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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