F# Dominant 7th Guitar Chord (F#7)

F# Dominant 7th (F#7) is built from F#, A#, C#, E, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m formula measured from the root F#. This page shows 24 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

7th
Notes: F# · A# · C# · EIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 7m

Fingerings for F#7

F#7A at fret 3, G at fret 2
F#7A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
F#7A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
F#7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
F#7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
F#7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 2
F#7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 2
F#7low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
F#7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3
F#7low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
F#7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
F#7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
F#7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
F#7low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
F#7low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted
F#7low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
F#7low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
F#7low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
F#7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
F#7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
F#7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3
F#7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
F#7low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
F#7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted

Notes in F#7

  • F#1P
  • A#3M
  • C#5P
  • E7m

How to play F#7

F# Dominant 7th Guitar Chord (F#7) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.

Beginner tip

Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.

Practice idea

Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.

F#7 FAQ

What notes are in F# Dominant 7th?
F# Dominant 7th (F#7) contains F#, A#, C#, E. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m above the root F#.
How do you play F#7 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "F#7": A at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is F#7 hard for beginners?
It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.