Dominant seventh
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Dominant seventh harmony with root position.
Use this comfortable guitar voicing to support the groove and leave space for the other instruments.
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F♯7 guitar chord: notes and fingering
F♯7 is a dominant seventh chord built from F♯, A♯, C♯, E. Use the fretboard above to inspect its shape and hear it.
It may also be written as G♭7; both names represent the same pitches.
Character of F♯7
A bluesy, tense chord with a strong pull toward the next harmony.
Check each string
Make both the major third and minor seventh clear to preserve its dominant tension.
F♯ in standard tuning
Find the root on string 6 at fret 2 and on string 5 at fret 9. Use either position to anchor movable shapes.