Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C7C Dominant 7th

CRoot

Etone

Gtone

A♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · Notes C · E · G · A♯

How to play it

C7 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C Dominant 7th guitar chord — 4th position (x 4 5 6 4) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (8 8 8 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (8 8 8 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (8 8 8 6 9) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar chord — 7th position (8 8 8 x 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar chord — 7th position (8 8 8 8 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar chord — 16th position (x 16 17 18 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar chord — 18th position (20 20 20 18 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

C7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C Dominant 7th guitar tab — 4th position (x 4 5 6 4) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (8 8 8 6 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (8 8 8 6 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (8 8 8 6 9) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar tab — 7th position (8 8 8 x 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar tab — 7th position (8 8 8 8 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar tab — 16th position (x 16 17 18 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

C Dominant 7th guitar tab — 18th position (20 20 20 18 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

Sound

How C7 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyconfidentunresolved

Genres

bluesjazzrock

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

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