Guitar arpeggio
A Dominant 7 Guitar Arpeggio
A Dominant 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from A, Db, E, and G. It is also commonly called A Dominant Seventh, and A7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- ADbEG
- Formula
- 1 3 5 b7
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 10
- Chord symbols
- A7
- Also called
- A Dominant SeventhA7
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent A root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the A root notes and connect the remaining dominant 7 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called A Dominant Seventh or A7.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with A Dominant 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard