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H7 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 2–3–2–2

How to play the H7 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–3–2–2 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) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for H7 chord

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

Music theory name: dominant seventh chord

Common name: H seven chord

Intervals and tones in H7 chord

Note Interval
H Root
Eb Major 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
A Minor 7th

All Variations

Open
2–3–2–2
Fret 4
4–6–5–6
Fret 7
8–9–7–9
Fret 11
11–11–11–12

Songs using H7