C 7th chord on guitar (C7)

C 7th is played at the 3rd fret as × 3 5 3 5 3: barre your index finger across fret 3, ring finger on the D string at fret 5 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 5. The low E string stays muted.

Tip — The index barre must fret three strings cleanly while the ring and pinky stretch to the 5th fret.

C 7th is played at the 8th fret as 8 10 8 9 8 8: barre your index finger across fret 8, pinky finger on the A string at fret 10 and ring finger on the G string at fret 9.

C 7th is played at the 10th fret as × × 10 12 11 12: index finger on the D string at fret 10, ring finger on the G string at fret 12, middle finger on the B string at fret 11 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 12. The low E and A strings stay muted.

C 7th is played in open position as 0 1 2 0 1 0: index finger on the A string at fret 1, ring finger on the D string at fret 2 and middle finger on the B string at fret 1. The low E, G and high e strings ring open.

C 7th is played in open position as 0 1 2 0 1 3: index finger on the A string at fret 1, ring finger on the D string at fret 2, middle finger on the B string at fret 1 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 3. The low E and G strings ring open.