The ♭VII Push · Funk
A7 · G7
I7 · ♭VII7 in the key of A
Straight out of the JB book — the whole band leans back a whole step and lands.
Four bars of the ♭vii push in the key of A, written I7 · ♭VII7 and played driving 8ths over a backbeat groove at around 104 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play — and slow it down — without an account.
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What the chords are
This is I7 · ♭VII7 in the key of A — the degree of each chord is what makes the progression recognisable in any key, so the same four moves transpose anywhere once you know them by number.
- A7 I7 at the 2nd fret, on 5 strings
- G7 ♭VII7 in open position, frets 1 to 3, on all six strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Driving 8ths
- Groove
- Backbeat
- Tempo
- 104 bpm
- Key
- A
- Voicings
- Campfire
Big open grips and barres — the whole-hand chords everyone starts on.
The shapes
Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.
| Chord | E | A | D | G | B | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A7 | × | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| G7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
More Funk
Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.