A7 Piano Chord
A7
A Dominant 7th (with 5th)
3rd
C#5th
EMin 7th
GRoot
AE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A
C#
E
G
The Notes in a A Dominant 7th (with 5th) Chord
The 3rd
Finding C# from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move up to Bb
- Step 2: move up to B
- Step 3: move up to C
- Step 4: Land on C#
3rd
C#Root
A1
2
3
- Bb is a minor second above A.
- B is a major 2nd above A.
- C is a minor third above A.
- C# is a major third above A.
The 5th
Finding E from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move up to Bb
- Step 2: move up to B
- Step 3: move up to C
- Step 4: move up to C#
- Step 5: move up to D
- Step 6: move up to Eb
- Step 7: Land on E
5th
ERoot
A1
2
3
4
5
6
- Bb is a minor second above A.
- B is a major 2nd above A.
- C is a minor third above A.
- C# is a major third above A.
- D is a fourth above A.
- Eb is a flat fifth above A.
- E is a fifth above A.
The Min 7th
Finding G from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move down to G#
- Step 2: Land on G
Min 7th
GRoot
A1
- G# is a minor second below A.
- G is a major 2nd below A. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note G is down 2 half-steps from A, but up 10 half-steps from A:
Min 7th
GRoot
A1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9