How to play C#7

C# dominant seventhA major triad plus a flattened seventh. The dominant chord — it leans hard toward resolution, and is the backbone of blues.

Notes in C#7

  • C#root
  • Fmajor 3rd
  • G#perfect 5th
  • Bminor 7th

C#7 on guitar

3fr
Intermediate · open
3frx
Intermediate · open
Intermediate · open
2fr
Intermediate

C#7 on ukulele

Intermediate · barre
4fr
Intermediate · barre
6fr
Advanced
9fr
Advanced

C#7 on piano

Easy
Easy
Easy
Easy

Tune up before you play it

A dominant seventh chord is unforgiving of a flat third. Check the guitar with the browser tuner, then practise the change with the metronome.

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