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F sharp dominant 7 guitar chord

F#7 means F sharp dominant 7. The notes are F sharp, A sharp, C sharp, and E. Use the first picture.

x means muted. 0 means open.

F sharp dominant 7

Short code 242322, thickest string first.

Barre fret 2 with the index finger on the low E, D, B and high E strings.

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

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

More F sharp guitar chords.

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

F sharp dominant 7, another shape

Short code x44656, thickest string first.

Barre fret 4 with the index finger on the A and D strings.

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

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

What extra note makes this F sharp dominant 7?

Both pictures are F sharp, A sharp, C sharp, and E. That is F sharp dominant 7. Both use a barre. The first picture bars fret 2 on all six strings. The second picture mutes the thick string and bars fret 4. Same four notes. The second shape is higher and skips the thick string.

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

E is the extra note. It is not in F sharp major. On the first picture that E is on the D string, fret 2, index finger. Play F sharp major after this and that E is gone. The extra note is why this chord wants to go to B major.

Progressions that start on F sharp dominant 7

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F sharp dominant 7, E dominant 7, B dominant 7, F sharp dominant 7

E dominant 7 (E7) walks off, B dominant 7 (B7) walks you back, F sharp dominant 7 (F#7) is home and still buzzing. 1970s rock, car radio, windows down. Bar-band loud. Not a hymn.

F sharp dominant 7, B dominant 7, F sharp dominant 7, B dominant 7

F#7 and B7 keep trading places. Old blues, a backyard, a guitar on a knee. You can talk over it. Nobody is showing off.