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F#7 Guitar Chord

A dominant seventh. F#7 is classic and bluesy.

Also known as

  • Gb7
  • F# 7
  • Gb 7
  • F#dom7
  • Gbdom7
  • F# dom7
  • Gb dom7
  • G-flat7
  • F-sharp7
  • G-flat 7
  • F-sharp 7
  • G-flatdom7
  • F-sharpdom7
  • G-flat dom7
  • F-sharp dom7
  • F# dominant 7th
  • Gb dominant 7th
  • F# dominant seventh
  • Gb dominant seventh
  • G-flat dominant 7th
  • F-sharp dominant 7th
  • G-flat dominant seventh
  • F-sharp dominant seventh

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

Barre F#7 at the 2nd fret using the E7 shape. This is one of the most essential chords for blues in B and for classic rock. The voicing is comfortable and the dominant 7th note falls naturally under the fingers.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 4
eBGDAE 2 2 3 2 4 2 2 2
eBGDAE 2 2 4 2 2 3 2 2
eBGDAE 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2

See how F#7 works with other chords — Progression Generator