A7 Chord

How to play A7 on guitar

Read the diagrams with the low E string on the left. × means do not play that string, ○ means play it open.

How to play A7 on piano

Play A, C♯, E, G together. With your right hand, use fingers 1, 2, 3 and 5 (thumb on A). Your left hand can play A an octave lower for a fuller sound.

Where A7 is used

A7 is the five chord (V7) in the keys of D major and D minor. Its C♯ and G pull toward the notes of the D chord, which is why A7 so often comes right before D or Dm.

To hear the difference the seventh makes, play A and then A7. The extra G adds tension that wants to resolve.

Related chords

• A (A major)
• Am (A minor)
• Amaj7 (A major seventh)
• Am7 (A minor seventh)
• Asus4 (A suspended fourth)
• All chords in the library

Change this chord into another key with the Chord Transposer, or look up any other chord or scale in the Chord and Scale Finder.