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# A7 arpeggio on guitar

The A dominant 7 arpeggio has 4 notes: A, C♯, E, G.

| Note | A | C♯ | E | G |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 |

## A7 on the whole neck

Every A7 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A7 Note names

A7 Degrees

## A7 in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 0–4, 10 notes

Position 2: frets 2–6, 10 notes

Position 3: frets 5–9, 10 notes

Position 4: frets 7–11, 9 notes

Position 5: frets 10–14, 9 notes

## A7 voicings

- [A7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2)
- [A7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-3)
- [A7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2-and-4)

## Scales with A7 in them

Scales on this site that contain A7 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) on 5
- [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) on ♭7
- [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) on 4
- [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) on ♭3
- [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) on 2
- [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) on 1
- [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) on ♭6
- [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) on 5
- [D melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) on 5
- [E melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) on 4
- [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 5
- [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 1
- [C♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-altered) on ♭6
- [E♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-altered) on ♭5
- [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) on 2
- [A Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) on 1
- [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) on 1
- [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on 4
- [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) on 6

## Use it in a progression

Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.

- [ii–V–I in D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-d) (A7 as V7)
- [ii–V–I in D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-d-minor) (A7 as V7)
- [I–vi–ii–V in D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-d) (A7 as V)
- [All of Me](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/all-of-me) (A7 as 5)

## Dominant 7 arpeggio in every key

- [C7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c7)
- [D♭7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db7)
- [D7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d7)
- [E♭7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb7)
- [E7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e7)
- [F7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f7)
- [F♯7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-7)
- [G7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g7)
- [A♭7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab7)
- A7
- [B♭7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb7)
- [B7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b7)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the A7 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-7:9:arpeggio)
