F7 (F7)

A dominant seventh chord: a major chord with an added minor seventh. It creates tension that pulls toward the next chord.

There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 1st fret. It pulls toward B♭ major: you hear it right before the return home in songs in B♭ major, and all over the blues.

Notes:: F, A, C, E♭.
Formula:: 1, 3, 5, ♭7.
Difficulty:: Intermediate.
Strings played:: 6.

Chord diagram

e|--1--|
B|--1--|
G|--2--|
D|--1--|
A|--3--|
E|--1--|

Other positions

e|--8---|
B|--10--|
G|--8---|
D|--10--|
A|--8---|
E|--x---|

Capo tip: put the capo at the 1st fret and play the E7 shape: you hear F7, with no barre.The capo

Often played with

The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around F7.

e|--1--|
B|--3--|
G|--3--|
D|--3--|
A|--1--|
E|--x--|

B♭ majorresolution

e|--6--|
B|--8--|
G|--8--|
D|--8--|
A|--6--|
E|--x--|

E♭ majorIV of the key

e|--3--|
B|--4--|
G|--5--|
D|--5--|
A|--3--|
E|--x--|

C minorii of the key