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A7 Ukulele Chord

A tense chord that "wants" to resolve up a fourth. Essential for blues, jazz, rock'n'roll and funk. The added minor seventh creates characteristic tension.

Ukulele

Strings 0–1–0–0

How to play the A7 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–1–0–0 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Play open
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Play open

Notation for A7 chord

Other names: A dominant 7th, A dom7, A 7

Music theory name: dominant seventh chord

Common name: A seven chord

Intervals and tones in A7 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
E Perfect 5th
G Minor 7th

All Variations

Open
0–1–0–0
Open
2–4–3–4
Fret 5
6–7–5–7
Fret 9
9–9–9–10

Songs using A7