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F dominant 7 guitar chord

F7 means F dominant 7. The notes are F, A, C, and E flat. The extra note is E flat. Both pictures on this page are that chord.

x means muted. 0 means open.

F dominant 7

Short code 131211, thickest string first.

Barre fret 1 with the index finger on the low E, D, B and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 1, index finger, note F, 1st.
  2. A string: fret 3, ring finger, note C, 5th.
  3. D string: fret 1, index finger, note E flat, 7th.
  4. G string: fret 2, middle finger, note A, 3rd.
  5. B string: fret 1, index finger, note C, 5th.
  6. High E string: fret 1, index finger, note F, 1st.

F dominant 7 uses the notes F, C, E flat and A.

More F guitar chords.

Also F major, F minor, F major 7, F minor 7, F suspended 2, F suspended 4, F power chord, F diminished, F augmented.

F dominant 7, another shape

Short code x33545, thickest string first.

Barre fret 3 with the index finger on the A and D strings.

  1. Low E string: muted, do not play.
  2. A string: fret 3, index finger, note C, 5th.
  3. D string: fret 3, index finger, note F, 1st.
  4. G string: fret 5, ring finger, note C, 5th.
  5. B string: fret 4, middle finger, note E flat, 7th.
  6. High E string: fret 5, pinky finger, note A, 3rd.

F dominant 7 uses the notes C, F, E flat and A.

What extra note makes this F dominant 7?

Both pictures are F, A, C, and E flat. That is F dominant 7. The first picture bars fret 1 on all six strings. The second picture mutes the thick string and bars fret 3. Same four notes. The second shape is higher and skips the thick string.

If the F dominant 7 in a song sounds higher than the first picture, try the second picture lower on this page.

E flat is the extra note. It is not in F major. On the first picture that E flat is on the D string, fret 1, index finger. Play F major after this and that E flat is gone. The extra note is why this chord wants to go to B flat major.

Progressions that start on F dominant 7

Play each line in order.

F dominant 7, B flat dominant 7, C dominant 7, F dominant 7

This is the blues one. F dominant 7 (F7) to B flat dominant 7 (Bb7) to C dominant 7 (C7) and home, and it never quite sits still. 1950s Chicago, a back porch after dinner, early rock and roll on the radio. Hungry, not sad. That is why you play it again.

F dominant 7, B flat dominant 7, F dominant 7, C dominant 7

F7 goes to Bb7 and comes back. Then C7 makes you wait. Slow blues. A kitchen at night, the radio low. The feeling is the wait.

F dominant 7, C dominant 7, F dominant 7, C dominant 7

F7 and C7 go back and forth and never get tired. Slow blues and church-night guitar. A pulse you can sit on. Not a plot.