TuneKite › Guitar chords › C7 Guitar chord
C7 C dominant seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 4
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 1 + B7 How to play C7 Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the A string. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the D string. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the G string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the B string. Let ring open: high E string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ C7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x32310 3 2 4 1 E A D G B E C7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x32310 3 2 4 1 E B G D A E x32310 · C7 shape
C7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x35353 1 3 4 E A D G B E C7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x35353 1 3 4 E B G D A E x35353 · A7 shape
C7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x3x310 3 4 1 E A D G B E C7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x3x310 3 4 1 E B G D A E x3x310
C7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 875556 5fr 1 4 3 2 E A D G B E
C7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 875556 5fr 1 4 3 2 E B G D A E
875556 · G7 shape
C7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x323x3 2 1 3 4 E A D G B E C7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x323x3 2 1 3 4 E B G D A E x323x3
C7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x35350 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E C7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x35350 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E x35350
C7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 8-10-8-9-8-8 8fr 1 3 2 E A D G B E
C7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 8-10-8-9-8-8 8fr 1 3 2 E B G D A E
8-10-8-9-8-8 · E7 shape
C7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x35056 3fr 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E C7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x35056 3fr 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x35056
› 1 / 8
Chords that go with C7 The other chords of F major, the key where C7 is home (V7). Songs in this key move between them.
F I F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Gm ii Gm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Am iii Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. B♭ IV B♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. C V C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Dm vi Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as C7.
1 fret B7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3, open, fret 2 finger 4. B7 shape 3 fret A7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 2 finger 3, open. A7 shape 5 fret G7 Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open, fret 1 finger 1. G7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the C7 chord C dominant seventh is built from 4 notes: C (1), E (3), G (5), B♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, C, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.
C7 belongs to F major (V7), D minor (VII7), F minor (V7).
