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A7 Guitar Chord

A7 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 7 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: A Db E G (R 3 5 m7).

A7 Chord

Full name: A dominant seventh
AKA: Adom Adom7
Guitar sound:

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A7 Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: x 0 2 0 2 0 Difficulty level: Rookie
A7 for guitar on frets x, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0

Simplified notation: x 0 2 2 2 3 Difficulty level: Intermediate
A7 for guitar on frets x, 0, 2, 2, 2, 3

Simplified notation: 5 7 5 6 5 5 Difficulty level: Intermediate
A7 for guitar on frets 5, 7, 5, 6, 5, 5

Simplified notation: x x 7 9 8 9 Difficulty level: Advanced
A7 for guitar on frets x, x, 7, 9, 8, 9

Simplified notation: 5 7 x 6 8 x Difficulty level: Professional
A7 for guitar on frets 5, 7, x, 6, 8, x

Simplified notation: 5 4 2 2 2 3
A7 for guitar on frets 5, 4, 2, 2, 2, 3

Simplified notation: x 12 11 12 10 12
A7 for guitar on frets x, 12, 11, 12, 10, 12

A7 Inversions on guitar

$A7\Db guitar chord$

$A7\E guitar chord$

$A7\G guitar chord$

A7 chord charts for left handed guitar

A7 Chord Structure

Notes: A Db E G
Interval structure: R 3 5 m7

Chord construction:
R = A
A + major interval = Db (scale degree = 3rd)
Db + minor interval = E (scale degree = 5th)
E + minor interval = G (scale degree = minor 7th)

A7 on other instruments

A7 piano

A7 guitar

A7 ukulele
A7 ukulele chord

A7 mandolin
A7 mandolin chord

A7 banjo

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A7 Chord Harmonized Progressions

D major scale harmonized 7th chords
Dmaj7 Em7 Gbm7 Gmaj7 A7 Bm7 Dbm7b5

B natural minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Bm7 Dbm7b5 Dmaj7 Em7 Gbm7 Gmaj7 A7

D harmonic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Dm(maj7) Em7b5 Fmaj7#5 Gm7 A7 Bbmaj7 Dbdim7

E melodic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Em(maj7) Gbm7 Gmaj7#5 A7 B7 Dbdim7 Ebm7b5

D melodic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Dm(maj7) Em7 Fmaj7#5 G7 A7 Bdim7 Dbm7b5

Scales Related to A7

Scales that include all of the notes of A7.
D major D melodic minor E melodic minor D ionian D harmonic minor B natural minor E dorian F#/Gb phrygian G lydian A mixolydian B aeolian C#/Db locrian C diminished (halftone - wholetone) D#/Eb diminished (halftone - wholetone) F#/Gb diminished (halftone - wholetone) A diminished (halftone - wholetone) C#/Db diminished (wholetone - halftone) E diminished (wholetone - halftone) G diminished (wholetone - halftone) A#/Bb diminished (wholetone - halftone)

A7 chord staff

A7 summary table

Guitar chord name	A7 (A dominant seventh)
Guitar sound
Notes and structure	A Db E G (R 3 5 m7)
Alternate tunings
Chord Categories	major chord with a minor 7 7th chord
Other Notations	Adom Adom7
Chord Construction	R = A A + major interval = Db (scale degree = 3rd) Db + minor interval = E (scale degree = 5th) E + minor interval = G (scale degree = minor 7th)
A7 on other instruments	A7 piano A7 guitar A7 ukulele A7 mandolin A7 banjo

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References related to this chord

major chord with a minor 7 7th chord

Major Seventh Chords on Wikipedia

Dominant Seventh Chords on Wikipedia