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DADGAD tuning

C7 on guitar

C7 is a dominant seventh, spelled C, E, G and Bb. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is x32012, which sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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NoteCEGBb
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 3 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4213
x32012sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 3 to 6.234
x32332sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 2 and mutes 1 string
C dominant seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr3241
xx109108sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
C dominant seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 2, open, fret 10 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr3124
1078010xsits at fret 7, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C dominant seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 14 with finger 2, open, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr4213
x151401314sits at fret 13, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C dominant seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 5, fret 5, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 5, strings 1 to 4.5fr234
575578sits at fret 5 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 5
C dominant seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 3, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 2 to 4.3fr243
x35375sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3 and mutes 1 string
C dominant seventh, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 14, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 14. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 14, strings 3 to 6.14fr234
x1514151514sits at fret 14, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 14 and mutes 1 string
C dominant seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr4312
x15141213xsits at fret 12, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
C dominant seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10, fret 10, fret 10, open, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 1 to 3.10fr23
10101001314sits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10 and lets 1 string ring open
C dominant seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr2143
xx1091310sits at fret 9, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
C dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.321
x3201xsits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings

Keys C7 belongs to

C7 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

C7 in another tuning

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