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A dominant 7th chord

Symbol: A7 · Notes: A – C♯ – E – G

The dominant seventh chord: a major chord plus a minor seventh. Its tension pulls toward the chord a fifth below (G7 → C), and it is the sound of the blues.

How it is built

• A: root
• C♯: major third
• E: perfect fifth
• G: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: A – C♯ – E – G
• 1st inversion: C♯ – E – G – A
• 2nd inversion: E – G – A – C♯
• 3rd inversion: G – A – C♯ – E

In which keys

• V (dominant) in D major
• VII in B minor
• V (dominant) in D harmonic minor

Other A chords

A · Am · Amaj7 · Am7 · Asus2 · Asus4 · Adim · A+ · A6 · Am6 · Aadd9 · Adim7 · Am7♭5

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