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F dominant seventh · E shape
F7 guitar chord
What it is
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F dominant seventh added eleventh · Frets 1–2
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F dominant seventh added thirteenth · Frets 1–3
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F dominant seventh flat five · Open position
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How to play F7 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the six strings at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret.
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An easier F7
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the low E string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your little finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the A string ring open.
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F7, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 6 strings
What notes are in F7?
F7, F dominant seventh, is F, A, C and E♭: the root (F), the major third (A), the perfect fifth (C) and the minor seventh (E♭). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7.
Are F7 and Fmaj7 the same?
No. Both add a seventh to F, but F7 adds the minor seventh, E♭, and Fmaj7 the major seventh, E. F7 sounds restless and wants to move on; Fmaj7 sounds settled and dreamy.
Can I play F instead of F7?
Usually, yes: the song still works, with less pull. F7 is a dominant seventh, the V7 of B♭ major, and its A and E♭ lead straight into B♭.
Keys with F7
F7 is the V7 chord in B♭ major and the VII7 chord in G minor, and the V7 of B♭ minor, the major fifth chord from its harmonic minor scale.
More F chords on guitar
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Dominant seventh chords in every key
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