C♯7
Dominant 7 · C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B
- C♯R
- E♯3
- G♯5
- B♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯7 chord
The C♯7 chord (dominant 7) is made up of 4 notes — C♯ is the root, E♯ the major third, G♯ the perfect fifth and B the minor seventh. It is a major triad with a minor seventh added on top, and that extra note creates the restless, bluesy pull.
On guitar, C♯7 chords are usually played as a barre — x46464, with your first finger laid flat across the 4th fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Dominant seventh chords add bluesy tension that pulls toward resolution, central to blues, jazz and funk.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯7 chord?
- The C♯7 chord contains the notes C♯, E♯, G♯ and B.
- How do you play C♯7 on guitar?
- A common shape is x46464. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯7 chord?
- The C♯7 chord is built from the root (C♯), a major third (E♯), a perfect fifth (G♯) and a minor seventh (B).
- Is C♯7 the same as D♭7?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯7 and D♭7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯7 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.