How to play C7: a dominant 7th built on C, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 1 open string, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to C. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | C | E | Bb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 |
C7 is a dominant 7th with C as its root. The full theoretical spelling is C, E, G, Bb. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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