The F7 Guitar Chord- The Easy Way

Easy F7 Guitar Chord Shapes

If you are having difficulty playing the F7 guitar chord (a.k.a, F Dominant 7,f dominant 7th ,f 7th) then you are in luck. Today you will learn how to play several different, easy F7 guitar chord shapes.

Typically, the F7 guitar chord is played as a barre chord on the first fret. It can be very difficult to play any barre chord on the first fret of the guitar. This can be really frustrating if you want to start learning songs or chord progressions that call for the F7 guitar chord.

Below are three easier ways, to play the F Dominant 7th chord. Now, these won’t have the same full sound that the F7 Barre Chord has, but they are good substitutions and will work just fine.

I hope this helps!

Here is a key that will help you read the chord charts below:

guitar chord chart key

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Easy F7 Guitar Chord Charts

Easy F7 Video Demonstration

Chord Playing Tip: Be sure that you are pressing down on the strings hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.