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Beginner Guitar Course: 7th Chords In Open Position

6.3 C7 Chord (Open Position)

This Section Of The Beginner Guitar Course Covers The Following


The C7 chord creates a nice bridge between C and F. To create a C7 chord, start with the C chord and add the pinky finger. Use the following fingering:

  • First finger, first fret, second string
  • Second finger, second fret, fourth string
  • Third finger, third fret, fifth string
  • Fourth finger, third fret, third string
  • Strum down on the top five (lower) strings


Moving the same finger pattern up the neck creates other seventh chords including C# 7th, and D 7th chords. For these chords strum only the middle four strings.