How to play F7

F dominant seventhA major triad plus a flattened seventh. The dominant chord — it leans hard toward resolution, and is the backbone of blues.

Notes in F7

  • Froot
  • Amajor 3rd
  • Cperfect 5th
  • D#minor 7th

F7 on guitar

Intermediate · open
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Intermediate · open
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Intermediate · barre
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Intermediate · barre

F7 on ukulele

5fr
Intermediate · barre
Intermediate
10fr
Intermediate · open
5fr
Intermediate · open

F7 on piano

Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy

Tune up before you play it

A dominant seventh chord is unforgiving of a flat third. Check the guitar with the browser tuner, then practise the change with the metronome.

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