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DADGAD tuning

C#7 on guitar

C#7 is a dominant seventh, spelled C#, E#, G# and B. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is x43443, which sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 3 and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.

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NoteC#E#G#B
Interval1P3M5P7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

C# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 3 to 6.234
x43443sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 3 and mutes 1 string
C# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.3241
x4342xsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.4312
x4312xsits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# dominant seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 9 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr3241
xx1110119sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# dominant seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 6, fret 6, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 1 to 4.6fr234
686689sits at fret 6 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 6
C# dominant seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 4, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 2 to 4.4fr243
x46486sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string
C# dominant seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 4, fret 8, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 8, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 2 to 5.8fr423
1189108xsits at fret 8, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 string
C# dominant seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11, fret 11, fret 11, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 15 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 1 to 3.11fr234
111111131415sits at fret 11 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 11
C# dominant seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 4, fret 11 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr2143
xx11101411sits at fret 10, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.2134
x4344xsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
C# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.213
x434xxsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
C# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 1 to 6.234
343443sits at fret 3 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 3

Keys C#7 belongs to

C#7 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

C#7 in another tuning

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