12 Dominant 7th Guitar Chords - Number 12

Today we've finally reached the final chord in our series of 12 Guitar Chords every guitarist should know.

Here's the fingering for this guitar chord:

This inversion has its root on the G string and uses the notes in this order:

• F (the b7th)
• B (the 3rd)
• D (the 5th)
• G (the root)

Now we've covered all 12 of the 4 string Dominant 7th guitar chords, go through and make sure you can remember them all and importantly where the root note is for each chord. Practice playing through blues progressions staying in one position, for example you should be able to play each of these blues progressions in at least 4 different positions:

G7 | C7 | G7 | G7 | C7 | C7 | G7 | G7 | D7 | C7 | G7 | D7

and in other keys, in C:
C7 | F7 | C7 | C7 | F7 | F7 | C7 | C7 | G7 | F7 | C7 | G7

in F:
F7 | Bb7 | F7 | F7 | Bb7 | Bb7 | F7 | F7 | C7 | Bb7 | F7 | C7

in E:
E7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | A7 | E7 | B7

and so on...

Then experiment with playing melodies by changing inversions, you can build tension up and add interest by using different inversions rather than using the same fingering for every guitar chord.

In future posts we'll have a look at altering these dominant 7th guitar chords to make different chord qualities, for now look through all of the 12th Dominant 7th guitar inversions, practice them in different keys and tune in tomorrow for another guitar chord of the day.

12 Dominant 7th Guitar Chords - Number 11

We're very nearly at the end of our mini-series 12 Dominant 7th Guitar Chords every guitarist should know. This G7 inversion has its root on the A string of the guitar as indicated by the black box on the chord diagram.

Here's the fingering for this guitar chord:

The notes of G7 are G, B D and F, this inversion uses them in this order:

• D (the 5th)
• G (the root note)
• B (the 3rd)
• F (the b7th)

We have just one more inversion to go in our series of Dominant 7th guitar chords, tune in tomorrow for the very last inversion of this series at Guitar Chord of the Day.

12 Dominant 7th Guitar Chords - Number 10

Our next chord in our series of 12 Guitar Chords every guitarist should know is another G7 chord on the bottom 4 strings of the guitar.

Here's the fingering for this guitar chord:

This guitar chord has its root note on the D string and uses the notes of G7 in this order:

• B (the 3rd)
• F (the b7th)
• G (the root note)
• D (the 5th)

We can easily vary all of the dominant 7th guitar chords we've looked at so far:

• Lower the 3rd one fret to make a minor7 chord
• Raise the b7 one fret to make a major7 chord
• Raise the root two frets to make a 9th chord

And so on, we'll look at the full range of altering these chords to get even more mileage out of them in future posts. For now, be sure to practice all of the dominant 7th guitar chords we've looked at so far and play them in different keys too.

Tune in tomorrow for another guitar chord of the day.

12 Dominant 7th Guitar Chords - Number 9

Just for a change we have another Dominant 7th guitar chord today :) Carrying on our series of Dominant 7th chords we move to the bottom four strings of the guitar. Once you have all 12 dominant 7th guitar chords under your belt, you'll have the foundations of a really strong harmonic understanding of the guitar.

Here's the fingering for this guitar chord:

Today's inversion uses the bottom 4 strings of a common guitar inversion based on an E barre chord. It uses the notes of the G7 chord in this order:

• G (the root note)
• D (the 5th)
• F (the b7th)
• B (the 3rd)

These inversions with their notes on the bottom 4 guitar strings have a lot heavier, fuller sound than the inversions on the middle or top 4 strings of the guitar. Start incorporating this chord into your practice and mixing it up with the other Dominant 7th guitar inversions you've learned already.

Tune back tomorrow as we move towards the end of our miniseries on 12 Dominant 7th Guitar Chords every guitarist should know.

12 Dominant 7th Guitar Chords - Number 8

Continuing our series of Dominant 7th Guitar chords, today we have the last of our inversions with notes on the middle four strings of the guitar.

Here's the fingering for this guitar chord:

This inversion has its root note on the G string and uses the notes of the G7 chord in this order:

• B (the 3rd)
• F (the b7th)
• G (the root note)
• D (the 5th)

Know we've covered  8 different inversions of G7, make sure you can play all of the Dominant 7th inversions we've looked at and played so far. Practice playing through blues progressions in different keys without changing position using different inversions of G7, C7 and D7. Try playing blues progressions in other keys too.

Tomorrow we'll start the final leg of our mini-series on Dominant 7th chords and look at inversions on the bottom four strings of the guitar. Check back then for another guitar chord of the day.

12 Dominant 7th Guitar Chords - Number 7

Carrying on our series of 12 Dominant 7th Chords every guitarist should know, today we have a common inversion for 7th chords.

Here's the fingering for this guitar chord:

This chord has its root note on the A string and uses the notes of G7 in this order:

• G (the root note)
• D (the 5th)
• F (the b7th)
• B (the 3rd)

We'll have an in depth look at modifying all of 12 of our dominant 7th guitar chords in future posts, but it's worth noting for starters that all of these chords can be easily changed to other chord types, for example:

• Lower the 3rd one fret to change to a minor7 chord
• Raise the b7 one fret to change to a major 7 chord
• Raise the root note one fret to make a 7b9 chord

There are lots more examples, keep practicing all of the inversions so far and tune back tomorrow for another in our series of Dominant 7th Guitar Chords every guitarist should know.

12 Dominant 7th Guitar Chords - Number 6

Inversion number 6: we're half way through our series of 12 Dominant 7th Chords every guitarist should know. Today's dominant 7th inversion is again on the middle four strings of the guitar and has its root note on the B string of the guitar.

Here's the fingering for this guitar chord:

This inversion uses the notes of G7 in this order:

• F (the b7th)
• B (the 3rd)
• D (the 5th)
• G (the root note)

In a future post we'll look at modifying these chords to make them minor 7th, half diminished, 9th, major7th and so on but for now get used to mixing up all of the dominant 7th chords we've used so far and transposing them to different keys.

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