F♯7 chord on guitar

F♯7 is F♯, A♯, C♯ and E. The usual shape is 2-4-2-3-2-2, a barre at the 2nd fret. Press Play to hear it, then try it at half speed.

How to play F♯7 on guitar

Shape 1, 2-4-2-3-2-2, reading from the low E string on the left, starts at the 2nd fret:

1. Index finger lies flat over all the strings, just behind the 2nd fret wire.
2. A♯: middle finger, 3rd fret of the G string.
3. C♯: ring finger, 4th fret of the A string.

• Check the barre one string at a time. A dead string under the index finger usually means the finger has drifted away from the fret wire.

Other ways to play F♯7

• x-x-4-3-2-0: open shape at the 2nd fret, easy. A small shape for quick changes and a lighter sound.
• x-9-11-9-11-9: barre shape at the 9th fret, medium. The root is on the A string; it's the A7 shape moved up the neck.
• x-9-x-9-7-6: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Fewer strings, so it sounds lighter and is quicker to change to.

F♯7 the capo way

With a capo you can skip the harder shapes: capo on the 2nd fret and play the open E7 shape (0-2-0-1-0-0), capo on the 4th fret and play the open D7 shape (x-x-0-2-1-2), capo on the 6th fret and play the open C7 shape (x-3-2-3-1-0) or capo on the 7th fret and play the open B7 shape (x-2-1-2-0-2). Everything above the capo is fingered exactly like the open chord.

Moving between F♯7 and its neighbours

These are the changes you'll meet most often with F♯7, using the first shape of each chord.

• B (the V7 pulls home a fifth below): F♯7 (2-4-2-3-2-2) to B (x-2-4-4-4-2): the index finger lays across the A to high E strings at the 2nd fret, move the middle finger to the D string, 4th fret, the ring finger goes to the G string, 4th fret, the pinky finger comes down on the B string, 4th fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. F♯ carries over from one chord to the other. B on guitar
• Bmaj7 (I in B major): F♯7 (2-4-2-3-2-2) to Bmaj7 (x-2-4-3-4-2): your middle finger stays put, the index finger lays across the A to high E strings at the 2nd fret, the ring finger slides across to the D string at the same fret, the pinky finger comes down on the B string, 4th fret. Listen for F♯ and A♯, which stay put while the rest moves. Bmaj7 on guitar
• G♯m7 (vi in B major): F♯7 (2-4-2-3-2-2) to G♯m7 (4-6-4-4-4-4): the index finger lays across the low E to high E strings at the 4th fret, the middle finger goes to the A string, 6th fret. Shared note: F♯. G♯m7 on guitar

F♯7 is a dominant seventh chord: a major triad with a flattened seventh on top. Use F♯7 where you want motion: it leans toward the chord a fifth below and turns up on almost every blues. On guitar you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

Practice F♯7 in two minutes

Before strumming, play 2-4-2-3-2-2 note by note: F♯ then C♯ then E then A♯ then C♯ then F♯. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Next, alternate 2-4-2-3-2-2 and x-x-4-3-2-0, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

Written G♭7, it's the same chord with the same frets.

Where F♯7 shows up

• V7 in B major
• V7 in B minor
• VII7 in G♯ minor

In F♯ major, I7–IV7–V7 (12 bars) on guitar is F♯7 (2-4-2-3-2-2), B7 (x-2-1-2-0-2) and C♯7 (x-4-6-4-6-4). About the 12-bar blues.

In B major, ii–V–I on guitar is C♯m7 (x-4-2-1-0-0), F♯7 (2-4-2-3-2-2) and Bmaj7 (x-2-4-3-4-2). About the jazz cadence.

F♯7 on piano and ukulele

Switching instruments? Try F♯7 on ukulele or F♯7 on piano, or compare them on the F♯7 chord page.

Related F♯ chords on guitar

• F♯
• F♯9
• F♯maj7
• F♯m7
• F♯sus4

Other dominant seventh chords

• C7
• C♯7
• D7
• E♭7
• E7
• F7
• G7
• A♭7
• A7
• B♭7
• B7

Shapes and sound are generated from the notes F♯, A♯, C♯ and E and tested automatically. Updated September 2026. Print this chord