C7 chord on guitar
C dominant seventh · formula 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7
Fingerings for C7
From thick (left) to thin (right). × = don't play, ○ = open string, orange = root C. A number on the left shows the starting fret.
Notes in C7
- C (1)
- E (3)
- G (5)
- B♭ (♭7)
About this chord
The dominant seventh chord builds tension that wants to resolve to the chord a fourth higher. It is also the blues chord: in a 12-bar blues all three chords are seventh chords.
Which keys contain C7?
Key pages are in Dutch for now.