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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

C7

C dominant seventh

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B♭
C
E
0 1 2 0 1 03 fingers
C
E
C
B♭
× 3 2 3 1 04 fingers
B♭
C
E
× 1 2 0 1 03 fingers

1st position

C
E
C
B♭
× 3 2 3 1 ×4 fingers
B♭
C
E
B♭
G
× 1 2 3 1 3barre · 4 fingers
B♭
C
E
G
B♭
3 1 2 3 1 ×barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

3fr
C
B♭
G
G
E
× 3 5 3 5 3barre · 3 fingers
3fr
C
B♭
G
E
B♭
× 3 5 3 5 6barre · 4 fingers
3fr
G
C
B♭
G
G
E
3 3 5 3 5 3barre · 3 fingers

5th position

5fr
G
C
E
B♭
E
C
8 7 5 5 5 6barre · 4 fingers
5fr
G
C
E
B♭
B♭
E
6 7 5 5 5 6barre · 4 fingers
5fr
G
C
E
B♭
× × 5 5 5 6barre · 2 fingers

7th position

7fr
E
C
B♭
G
8 7 8 0 8 ×4 fingers
7fr
E
C
B♭
G
8 7 8 0 8 04 fingers
7fr
E
C
B♭
8 7 8 0 × ×3 fingers

8th position

8fr
C
B♭
G
C
E
G
8 10 8 9 8 8barre · 3 fingers
8fr
C
B♭
C
E
G
B♭
8 10 8 9 11 8barre · 4 fingers
8fr
C
B♭
G
E
G
8 10 8 9 8 ×barre · 3 fingers

9th position

9fr
E
C
B♭
E
× × 10 9 11 124 fingers
9fr
E
C
B♭
× × 10 9 11 ×3 fingers
9fr
E
C
B♭
× × 10 9 11 03 fingers

10th position

10fr
C
B♭
G
E
× × 10 12 11 124 fingers
10fr
C
B♭
G
× × 10 12 11 03 fingers
10fr
C
B♭
E
× × 10 0 11 123 fingers

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