2 4 2 3 2 2
F#7
Notes: F# · A# · C# · E
Also spelled Gb7
Triads
Suspended
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Extensions
Common shapes (4)
x x 4 6 5 6
x 9 8 9 7 x
x 9 11 9 11 9
Other shapes (37)
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x x 4 3 2 0
x x 4 3 5 0
2 1 2 3 x x
2 4 2 3 x x
2 1 2 x 2 0
2 x 2 3 2 0
2 1 x 3 2 0
2 1 2 3 x 0
2 x 4 3 2 0
2 4 x 3 2 0
2 4 2 3 x 0
2 4 4 3 x 0
About F#7
The notes of F#7 are F# (root), A# (major third), C# (perfect fifth) and E (minor seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – b7. It is a dominant seventh chord: a major chord plus a minor seventh, which gives it the characteristic tension of blues and jazz.
On guitar, F#7 has 4 common shapes: the E, D, C and A shapes. These are CAGED system shapes, the basis for playing the same chord anywhere on the neck. There are 37 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. F#7 is also written as Gb7: the same chord with the root spelled differently, and it sounds identical. The more common spelling is F#7.