This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
F7 Guitar Chord
A dominant seventh. F7 is bluesy and classic.
Also known as
- F 7
- Fdom7
- F dom7
- F dominant 7th
- F 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
The barre F7 at the 1st fret is actually slightly easier than F major because one finger is freed up. There's also a useful partial voicing using just the top four strings that avoids the full barre entirely. Blues players should prioritize this chord.