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DADGAD tuning

A7 on guitar

A7 is a dominant seventh, spelled A, C#, E and G. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is x0204x, which sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.

Notes and intervals

NoteAC#EG
Interval1P3M5P7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

A dominant seventh, open position, capo 012
x0204xsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
A dominant seventh, open position, capo 0213
x05045sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A dominant seventh, position 5, capo 05fr324
705675sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 5 and lets 1 string ring open
A dominant seventh, position 9, capo 09fr3124
x01191011sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
A dominant seventh, position 10, capo 010fr213
x01101011sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A dominant seventh, position 11, capo 011fr1
x01100xsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
A dominant seventh, position 7, capo 07fr2
7770011sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 2 strings ring open
A dominant seventh, position 6, capo 06fr2143
x076107sits at fret 6, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
A dominant seventh, open position, capo 0132
x02042sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A dominant seventh, open position, capo 021
x0504xsits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
A dominant seventh, position 5, capo 05fr1234
x05677sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
A dominant seventh, position 5, capo 05fr3241
x07675sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys A7 belongs to

A7 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

A7 in another tuning

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