| The
A7 Chord |
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A7 chord is built from the 5th degree of the D major scale and is called a dominant
chord. All dominant 7th chords are built from the 5th degree of a scale. | | | | | |
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to top : A C# E G | | | | |
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The
form above sounds a little muddy on the guitar. Below is a great form and easy
to move around. You can play the open E string with the A7 however you will block
both the 1st and 6th string when you move it to other positions. | | | | | |
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this in 10th position for an A7 chord. If you are playing an A blues you will
want to move it to 3rd position for D7 and 5th position for E7. | | | | | |
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chord form is built from the open C chord. Add a Bb to an open C chord and you
have C7. Try to block the 1st and 6th string when playing these forms. 
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we will learn some different forms to play the A7 chord on strings 1 2 3 4. Watch
the video and then read through the rest of the lesson. | | | | |
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long as the A C# E G are played (regardless of order) we will hear an A7 dominant
chord. | |  | | |
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| | | 2nd
Position | | 5th
Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | 2nd
Position - 1st finger bars the 3 notes on the 2nd fret and your 2nd finger should
play the G. | | | | | | |
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Position - 1st finger bars the 3 notes on the 5th fret and your 2nd finger should
play the C#. | | | | | | |
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| | 7th
Position 1st finger plays the A
2nd finger
plays the G
3rd finger plays the E
4th finger plays the C# | | |  | | | | | | |
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Position | | | | | | | | | | | |
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10th Position - 1st finger on A, 2nd finger on C#, 3rd
finger on G and 4th finger on E. 14th Position
- same as 2nd | | | |
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Position | | 14th
Position | | | |
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using the forms from above and play this rhythm figure. | | |
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| | Download
midi files - If you have Cakewalk, Band in the Box or
other such programs you can download the midi files on this site and then speed
up and slow down as needed. | | |
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| | Other
Free Lessons: 12
Bar Blues Lesson
Chords - Learn how
to build the 7 diatonic triads
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