Irish bouzouki A7 chord (GDAD)A seventh: 2 2 4 5, and 2 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 2 2 4 5 (from the 2nd fret)
- G course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), A
- Low D course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), E
- A course: 4th fret, ring finger, C♯
- High D course: 5th fret, little finger, G
Sounds: A E C♯ G · A7 is A, C♯, E, G (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)
Open courses that ring: G and A are notes of A7, so they can drone under it.
With a capo: on the 2nd fret it’s 0 0 2 3 (frets counted from the capo), an open G7 shape.
Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.
The app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD, so it opens on these shapes.
More A7 shapes
- 6 5 7 7
5fr · A7/C# - 0 11 0 11
11fr · no 5th, A7/G
Other A chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD
Other seventh chords
A7 in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app