The C7 Guitar Chord Is One Of The Typical Chords For Guitar Beginners. Here I Teach You Five Different Chord Shapes So That You Are Well Prepared For Any Situation. We Start Start With The Easy Ones And Then Move On To The More Advanced Shapes.
For This Lesson You Need To Know How To Read Chord Diagrams.
And Make Sure You Go Through My Ultimate Guide On How To Play Guitar Chords Right. There You’ll Discover Many Awesome Tips And Tricks For Guitar Beginners Who Wanna Start With Playing Chords.
And If You Need To Tune Your Guitar, Then You Can Quickly Learn To Tune Your Guitar Here.
Ok, Let’s Have Some Fun With The C7 Chord!
Chord Info Box: C
Chord Type: Dominant Seventh (V7)
Can Be Found In The Following Key: F-Major
Note Structure:
Root Note C
Major Third E
Perfect Fifth G
Minor Seventh Bb
The Standard Open Chord Shape For C7
C7 Chord Diagram
This Chord Shape Is Mandatory For Every Guitarist. It Sounds Best If You Don’t Strum The Low E String. Alternatively You Can Mute That String With Your Thumb. Take A Look At The Photo Above To See How.
But If You Try That On A Classical Nylon String Guitar Then It’s Gonna Be Way Too Hard Because Of The Bigger Sized Neck.
The Non Barre Chord Shape W/ Root Note On The E String
C7 Guitar Chord Diagram
This Chord Shape Is Great For Playing Jazz Style Rhythm Guitar. But Of Course You’re Not Limited To Jazz. It’s Very Comfortable Because There Is No Barre Technique Here.
The Muting Of The A & High E String Is Happening More Or Less Automatically If You Use This Fingering. The Index Finger Will Do The Job Here.
The Barre Chord Shape W/ Root Note On The A String
C7 Chord Diagram
This Chord Shape Might Be Hard For You Because Of The Barre Technique. If You Need Help With This Technique Then Go Here To Learn About An Effective Way To Tackle It Once And For All.
The Barre Chord Shape W/ Root Note On The E String
C7 Chord Diagram
You Might Know This Shape From The F Major Barre Chord. It’s Identical But Here You’re Omitting The 4th Finger So That The Seventh Is On The D String.
The Barre Chord Shape W/ Root Note On The E String V2
C7 Guitar Chord Diagram
This Chord Shape Is Basically The Same As The Previous Shape. The Only Difference Is On The B String. There You Need To Fret The 4th Finger On The 10 Fret.
This Shape Sounds A Little Catchy Because The High E & B String Are Forming A Major Second Interval And This Sounds Quite Dissonant.
So What’s Next?
Well Done! I Hope You’ve Gained Some Insights And Learned One Or Two Things! That Would Mean A Lot To Me!
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- This One Here Is A MUST. Learn How To Practice Difficult Chords So That You Can Master Them Quicker.
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