Guitar chord
A Dominant 7 Open Chord
A common open A7 chord shape in standard tuning.
- Symbol
- A7
- Chord tones
- A , C# , E , G
- Formula
- 1 3 5 b7
- Tuning
- Standard
- Frets, low to high
- X 0 2 0 2 0
- Fingers, low to high
- - - 2 - 3 -
Chord fingering diagram
Read the chart vertically with the nut at the top. X means mute the string, markers above the nut are played open, and numbered markers show fretting-hand fingers.
Chord tone reference
Use the matching arpeggio page to study the same notes across the full fretboard, or open those chord tones directly in the interactive tool.