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Drop D tuning

F#7 on guitar

F#7 is a dominant seventh, spelled F#, A#, C# and E. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 442320, which sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

Notes and intervals

NoteF#A#C#E
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.

F# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0342
442320sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open
F# dominant seventh, position 4, capo 04fr324
444656sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4
F# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0213
xx4350sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
F# dominant seventh, position 9, capo 09fr1234
x91111110sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# dominant seventh, position 7, capo 07fr3241
x98970sits at fret 7, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# dominant seventh, open position, capo 01432
x14320sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# dominant seventh, position 6, capo 06fr4312
x98670sits at fret 6, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# dominant seventh, position 8, capo 08fr213
x989xxsits at fret 8, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
F# dominant seventh, position 11, capo 011fr
xxx11110sits at fret 11, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 11, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
F# dominant seventh, position 5, capo 05fr4321
x98650sits at fret 5, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# dominant seventh, position 14, capo 014fr2
xx14151414sits at fret 14, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 14 and mutes 2 strings
F# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0342
442322sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 2

Keys F#7 belongs to

F#7 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

F#7 in another tuning

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