C7 chord on Dobro / Resonator

in Open G (GBDGBD) tuning

✕12413CEA#CE
C7
Dominant 7
Notes:C · E · G · A#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 2 3 1 2– 1 2 4 1 3x C E A# C Emedium · barre on fret 1
5 5 2 3 x x3 4 1 2 – –C E E A# x xmedium
5 5 5 3 x x2 3 4 1 – –C E G A# x xmedium
5 5 5 5 5 81 1 1 1 1 2C E G C E A#medium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 9 8 8– – 4 3 1 2x x C E G A#medium
x x 10 9 11 10– – 2 1 4 3x x C E A# Cmedium
x 1 2 3 1 x– 1 2 3 1 –x C E A# C xmedium · barre on fret 1
5 x 2 3 5 23 – 1 2 4 1C x E A# E Ehard · barre on fret 2
5 x 5 3 5 x2 – 3 1 4 –C x G A# E xhard
5 5 5 5 8 81 1 1 1 2 3C E G C G A#medium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 9 11 8– – 3 2 4 1x x C E A# A#medium
x x 10 9 11 x– – 2 1 3 –x x C E A# xmedium
x 1 2 3 1 5– 1 2 3 1 4x C E A# C Ghard · barre on fret 1
5 x 2 3 5 x3 – 1 2 4 –C x E A# E xhard
5 5 x 3 5 x2 3 – 1 4 –C E x A# E xhard
5 5 8 5 5 51 1 2 1 1 1C E A# C E Gmedium · barre on fret 5

The C7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes C, E, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for Dobro / Resonator generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
34E
57G
♭710A#

More C chords

Other roots

See C7 in another tuning

Open G (GBDGBD) G-B-D-G-B-D
What notes make up the C7 chord?

C7 is a Dominant 7 chord built from the notes C, E, G, A#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.