TuneKite › Ukulele chords › C7 Ukulele chord
C7 C dominant seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 1
Shapes 6 How to play C7 Index finger (1): 1th fret of the A string. Let ring open: G string, C string, E string. ‹ C7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5 Frets 0001 1 G C E A
C7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5 Frets 0001 1 A E C G
0001 · C7 shape
C7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5 Frets 3433 1 2 G C E A
C7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5 Frets 3433 1 2 A E C G
3433 · A7 shape
C7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5 Frets 3001 3 1 G C E A
C7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5 Frets 3001 3 1 A E C G
3001
C7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5 Frets 3003 3 4 G C E A
C7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5 Frets 3003 3 4 A E C G
3003
C7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5 Frets 5767 5fr 1 3 2 4 G C E A
C7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5 Frets 5767 5fr 1 3 2 4 A E C G
5767 · G7 shape
› 1 / 5
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 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Gm ii Gm Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Am iii Am Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open. B♭ IV B♭ Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. C V C Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. Dm vi Dm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. 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 6 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).
