C7 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D) tuning

✕✕✕✕44223311CCEEA#A#CC
C7
Dominant 7
Notes:C · E · G · A#
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 5 5 2 2 3 3 1 1 x x– – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –x x C C E E A# A# C C x xhard
x x 5 5 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1x x C C E E A# A# E E E Emedium · barre on fret 2
x x 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 x x– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 – –x x C C G G A# A# E E x xmedium
x x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2x x C C G G C C E E A# A#medium · barre on fret 5
10 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 84 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1C C E E A# A# E E G G A# A#medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 11 11 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4 – –C C E E C C E E A# A# x xmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 0 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 2– – – – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3x x G G E E A# A# C C E Emedium
x x 5 5 2 2 3 3 5 5 x x– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 – –x x C C E E A# A# E E x xmedium
x x 5 5 x x 3 3 5 5 5 5– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4x x C C x x A# A# E E G Ghard
x x 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1x x C C A# A# C C E E G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
10 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 x x4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – –C C E E A# A# E E G G x xmedium · barre on fret 8
10 10 9 9 10 10 0 0 11 11 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4 – –C C E E C C G G A# A# x xmedium
x x 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 2– – 4 4 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3x x A# A# E E G G C C E Emedium
x x 5 5 2 2 3 3 x x x x– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –x x C C E E A# A# x x x xmedium
x x 5 5 x x 3 3 5 5 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x C C x x A# A# E E x xhard
x x 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 8– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3x x C C A# A# C C E E A# A#medium · barre on fret 5

The C7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes C, E, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open G 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

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.