F Dominant 7th Guitar Chord — Baritone
Guitar chord voicings in Baritone tuning (B-E-A-D-F#-B)
F Dominant 7th Voicings in Baritone
F Dominant 7th in Baritone Tuning — Guide
Notes: F, A, C, Eb
Intervals: 1P, 3M, 5P, 7m
The F Dominant 7th chord in Baritone tuning (B-E-A-D-F#-B) requires different fingerings than standard tuning. We found 6 playable voicings, each filtered for comfortable fret span (max 4 frets) and realistic finger placement.
About Baritone Tuning
The baritone guitar is tuned a perfect fourth lower than standard guitar (B-E-A-D-F#-B), producing a distinctly beefy tone with serious low-end depth that sits perfectly between guitar and bass. Its rich, dark voice has made it a secret weapon in film scoring, ambient music, and moody songwriting where you need that unmistakable low-end warmth without losing clarity.
Unlike simply tuning a standard guitar down (which causes floppy strings and muddy tone), the baritone guitar uses a longer scale length (typically 27"-30") designed specifically for lower tunings. This gives each note clarity and definition even in the lowest register. Session musicians, film composers, and bedroom producers alike reach for the baritone when they need dark, atmospheric textures, doom-laden riffs, or simply a different sonic palette that standard guitar can't deliver.
Genres & Artists Using Baritone
Genres: Film Scoring, Ambient, Post-Rock, Doom Metal, Shoegaze, Country, Surf
Notable artists: Pat Metheny, Nels Cline, Brian Setzer, Baritone session players in Nashville
Scales for Improvising Over F Dominant 7th in Baritone
When playing F Dominant 7th in Baritone tuning, these scales work well for improvisation and melody writing:
- F Mixolydian scale — bluesy, perfect over dominant 7th chords
- F Blues scale — adds gritty, expressive character
- F Major Pentatonic scale — bright and consonant, always sounds good