F♯ Dominant 7th
F♯7
Notes
F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E
Intervals
- RootF♯ (1P)
- Major 3rdA♯ (3M)
- Perfect 5thC♯ (5P)
- Minor 7thE (7m)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Drop-2 voicings (12)
Drop-3 voicings (8)
Shell voicings (2)
About
The F♯7 dominant seventh (F♯–A♯–C♯–E) is the primary tension-bearing chord in tonal harmony. Its pull toward resolution comes from the tritone between A♯ and E — these two notes want to resolve inward, landing in the V–I cadence on B. The 3rd and ♭7 are essential: they form the tritone, and they distinguish a dominant 7 from a F♯m7. The fifth can be freely omitted without weakening the harmonic function. On guitar, shell voicings (1–3–♭7) are common in jazz; full voicings appear in blues and rhythm playing. Compared to F♯Maj7, dominant 7 is harmonically active and directional — it is a chord that moves.
Chord diagrams
F# Dominant 7th voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- F♯ Mixolydian (I)
- A♭ Natural Minor (VII)
- B Harmonic Minor (V)
- B Major (V)
- B Melodic Minor (V)
- B♭ Diminished (deg 6)
- B♭ Locrian (VI)
- D♭ Diminished (deg 4)
- D♭ Dorian (IV)
- D♭ Melodic Minor (IV)
- E Diminished (deg 2)
- E Lydian (II)
- E♭ Phrygian (III)
- G Diminished (deg 8)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.