Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 — A-shape, 4th (x 4 6 4 6 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — G-shape, 6th (9 8 6 6 6 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — E-shape, 9th (9 11 9 10 9 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 11th (x x 11 13 12 13) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — A-shape, 16th (x 16 18 16 18 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — G-shape, 18th (21 20 18 18 18 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (x 4 x 1 0 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (x 4 3 1 0 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 — A-shape, 4th (x 4 6 4 6 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — G-shape, 6th (9 8 6 6 6 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — E-shape, 9th (9 11 9 10 9 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 11th (x x 11 13 12 13) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — A-shape, 16th (x 16 18 16 18 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — G-shape, 18th (21 20 18 18 18 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (x 4 x 1 0 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (x 4 3 1 0 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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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