Ukulele chord · Sevenths
A dominant 7th chord on ukulele
0100 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play A7 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Bluesy tension that pulls strongly toward the chord a 5th below.
A7 is the V7 chord in D major. In minor keys: V7 in D minor.
- Notes
- AC♯EG
- Formula
- 135♭7
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): play open G
- 3rd string (C): 1st fret, index finger (1) C♯
- 2nd string (E): play open E
- 1st string (A): play open A
Tablature
A|--0---| E|--0---| C|--1---| G|--0---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A7 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing A7 on ukulele
One finger: the C string’s 1st fret (0100). Along with C, it’s about as easy as ukulele chords get.
You’ll find A7 in common progressions such as A7–D7–E7 (the 12-bar blues in A major) and Em7–A7–Dmaj7 (the jazz cadence in D major).
Learning ukulele? A7 is part of stage 6 (“A7, D7 and E7”) of our first ukulele chords path.
