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
Baritone (DGBE), 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).
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.
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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