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F dominant 7th chord

Symbol: F7 · Notes: F – A – C – E♭

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

• F: root
• A: major third
• C: perfect fifth
• E♭: minor seventh

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

Its inversions

• Root position: F – A – C – E♭
• 1st inversion: A – C – E♭ – F
• 2nd inversion: C – E♭ – F – A
• 3rd inversion: E♭ – F – A – C

In which keys

• V (dominant) in B♭ major
• VII in G minor
• V (dominant) in B♭ harmonic minor

Other F chords

F · Fm · Fmaj7 · Fm7 · Fsus2 · Fsus4 · Fdim · F+ · F6 · Fm6 · Fadd9 · Fdim7 · Fm7♭5

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