A7 chord on piano
A dominant 7th: A · C♯ · E · G. It sounds restless — it leans hard toward the chord a 5th below, which is why it ends blues turnarounds.
NotesA C♯ E G
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + minor 7th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A — finger 1 · C♯ — finger 2 · E — finger 3 · G — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA – C♯ – E – G
- 1stC♯ – E – G – A
- 2ndE – G – A – C♯
- 3rdG – A – C♯ – E
Songs that use A7
J.S. BachAir on the G String
G major · Intermediate
BeethovenFür Elise
A minor · Intermediate
SchubertSerenade (Ständchen)
D major · Intermediate
TchaikovskySwan Lake (Theme)
B minor · Intermediate
TchaikovskyDance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
E minor · Advanced
LeontovychCarol of the Bells
D minor · Intermediate