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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.

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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.

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

eBGDAE 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 3
eBGDAE 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1
eBGDAE 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1
eBGDAE 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1

See how F7 works with other chords — Progression Generator