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The F7 chord is a dominant seventh chord built on F. A major chord plus a minor seventh. The tritone between the third and the seventh creates tension that wants to resolve to the chord a fourth higher.
F7 guitar chord
Common shape
Barre, root on 5th string (fret 8)
The left vertical line is the 6th (thickest) string. Numbers in dots are fingers (1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 little), × means don't play that string and ○ means open.
Play it the easy way with a capo
- Capo on fret 1 + E7 shape
- Capo on fret 3 + D7 shape
- Capo on fret 5 + C7 shape
- Capo on fret 6 + B7 shape
With a capo on for the whole song, every other chord moves by the same number of frets.
F7 chord notes
| Degree | 1 (root) | 3 (major 3rd) | 5 (perfect 5th) | ♭7 (minor 7th) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | F | A | C | E♭ |
F7 piano chord
On piano, press these 4 notes together. Bass players usually play the root, F.
F7 usually resolves to B♭, a fourth higher.
Keys that use F7
- B♭ major: V7
- G minor: VII7
Progressions in B♭ major
- B♭ – F7 – Gm – E♭ (I – V – vi – IV, the most common pop progression)
- B♭ – Gm – E♭ – F7 (I – vi – IV – V, the '50s progression, ballads)
Transposing F7
One half step up, F7 becomes F♯7; one half step down, E7. To change the key of a whole PDF score, open it in the free PDF transposer.