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F♯ dominant 7th chord

Symbol: F♯7 · 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♯ · F♯m · F♯maj7 · F♯m7 · F♯sus2 · F♯sus4 · F♯dim · F♯+ · F♯6 · F♯m6 · F♯add9 · F♯dim7 · F♯m7♭5

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