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A7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
A7 drop 3 voices A, C♯, E, G with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-3 dominant-seventh recipe: 3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | A | C♯ | E | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 |
A7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: A G C♯ E from the bass
Grip 5-x-5-6-5-x · frets 5–61st inversion: C♯ A E G from the bass
Grip 9-x-7-9-8-x · frets 7–92nd inversion: E C♯ G A from the bass
Grip 12-x-11-12-10-x · frets 10–12Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: E C♯ G A from the bass
Grip 12-x-11-12-10-x · frets 10–123rd inversion: G E A C♯ from the bass
Grip 3-x-2-2-2-x · frets 2–3A7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: A G C♯ E from the bass
Grip x-12-x-12-14-12 · frets 12–141st inversion: C♯ A E G from the bass
Grip x-4-x-2-5-3 · frets 2–52nd inversion: E C♯ G A from the bass
Grip x-7-x-6-8-5 · frets 5–8Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: E C♯ G A from the bass
Grip x-7-x-6-8-5 · frets 5–83rd inversion: G E A C♯ from the bass
Grip x-10-x-9-10-9 · frets 9–10More A7
Scales with A7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- D major on 5
- B minor on ♭7
- E Dorian on 4
- F♯ Phrygian on ♭3
- G Lydian on 2
- A Mixolydian on 1
- C♯ Locrian on ♭6
- D harmonic minor on 5
- D melodic minor on 5
- E melodic minor on 4
- D bebop dominant on 5
- A bebop dominant on 1
- C♯ altered on ♭6
- E♭ altered on ♭5
- G Lydian dominant on 2
- A Lydian dominant on 1
- A Phrygian dominant on 1
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half on 4
- C, E♭, G♭ and A 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 (A7 as V7)
- ii–V–I in D minor (A7 as V7)
- I–vi–ii–V in D (A7 as V)
- All of Me (A7 as 5)
Drop 3 dominant 7 in every key
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