Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1

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

Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1, 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, 10th (10 12 11 12) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
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, 10th (10 12 11 12) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
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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