Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

C♯7C♯ Dominant 7th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

Ctone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · Notes D · F♯ · A · C

How to play it

C♯7 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), 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 — D-shape, 9th (11 10 9 9 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 0 3 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 6 6 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 6 9 6) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 9 x 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 9 9 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 9 9 11) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 9 11 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

C♯7 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 — D-shape, 9th (11 10 9 9 x) in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 0 3 6) in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 6 6 9) in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 6 9 6) in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 9 x 9) in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 9 9 9) in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 9 9 11) in Open G (gDGBD)

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 9 11 9) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How C♯7 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyconfidentunresolved

Genres

bluesjazzrock

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7

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