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C#7 on guitar

C#7 is a dominant seventh, spelled C#, E#, G# and B. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x43404, which sits at fret 3, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

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 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 3, open, fret 4 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.2134
x43404sits at fret 3, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# dominant seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 4, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 2 to 6.4fr23
x46464sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 4 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 1 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.3214
x43104sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open 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, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 1, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr2341
111111100xsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# dominant seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 9, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 9, fret 9. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 3 to 6.9fr342
111191099sits at fret 9 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 9
C# dominant seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 6, fret 6, open, fret 7 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 1 to 4.6fr32
686607sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 6 and lets 1 string ring open
C# dominant seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11, fret 11, fret 11, fret 13 with finger 2, open, fret 13 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 1 to 3.11fr23
11111113013sits at fret 11, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 11 and lets 1 string ring open
C# dominant seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 1, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr4123
1189100xsits at fret 8, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# dominant seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr4321
xx111097sits at fret 7, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# dominant seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 13, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 13. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 4 to 6.13fr243
x1415131413sits at fret 13, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 13 and mutes 1 string
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, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.213
x4340xsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings

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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