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F♯7 (also written G♭7) is a dominant seventh chord made of 4 notes: F♯, A♯, C♯, E. It sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below, and you hear it in blues, rock and roll, and the V chord that pulls a song back home. It is the V chord of B major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on F♯7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from F♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| A♯ | 3 | major third | 4 |
| C♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| E | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, G♭7 is G♭, B♭, D♭, F♭: the same sounds under different names.
242322x9(11)9(11)9xx4320212xxxxx4656x989xxThe open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 9th fret (x9(11)9(11)9): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
F♯7 belongs to 3 keys: V in B major, VII in G♯ minor, V7 in B minor. In B major, try I–V–vi–IV: B – F♯7 – G♯m – E.
F♯, A♯, C♯, E: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh.
Open position: xx4320 (low string first), rated Beginner.
F♯7 has E where F♯maj7 has E♯. F♯7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below; F♯maj7 sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.