A7 guitar chord
A 7. Notes: A C♯ E G.01
BeginnerEasy shape
Open position · Loose & bluesy
Let the open G string ring; it is the chord’s character.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A open (A)
- D fret 2, finger 2 (E)
- G open (G)
- B fret 2, finger 3 (C♯)
- High E open (E)
02
IntermediateHarder shape
E-shape · fret 5 · Full & movable
Root on the 6th string at fret 5. Set your first finger across fret 5 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E fret 5, finger 1 (A)
- A fret 7, finger 3 (E)
- D fret 5, finger 1 (G)
- G fret 6, finger 2 (C♯)
- B fret 5, finger 1 (E)
- High E fret 5, finger 1 (A)
Hear it, then check it
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