C7 piano chord

C7 Piano Chord

The C7 chord is a dominant seventh built on the root note C. It contains the notes C, E, G, A#.

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D
ONE SWEET DAY
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
Medium Db · ♩=66· 20 chords
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E
KEEP ON SINGIN' MY SONG
Christina Aguilera
Medium E · ♩=72· 7 chords
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G
YAKETY SAX
Boots Randolph
Medium G · ♩=150· 7 chords
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E
FRANKENSTEIN
Edgar Winter Group
Easy Eb · ♩=100· 18 chords
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G
WALK AWAY
Christina Aguilera
Easy G · ♩=82.50000000000001· 6 chords
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C
FRANKENSTEIN
The Edgar Winter Group
Easy C · ♩=120· 18 chords
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E
NINE TO FIVE
Dolly Parton
Medium E · ♩=140· 52 chords
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E
THANK GOD I FOUND YOU
Mariah Carey
Medium Eb · ♩=132· 27 chords
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F
TWENTYSOMETHING
Jamie Cullum
Easy F# · ♩=90· 11 chords
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D
JESUS IS LOVE
Heather Headley
Medium Db · ♩=82.50000000000001· 31 chords
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D
Heaven
John Legend
Medium Db · ♩=100· 10 chords
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C
My Tribute
Andrae Crouch
Easy C · ♩=120· 26 chords
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How to play C7

CEGCEGA#

Press all highlighted keys together. Use any comfortable fingering — for a right-hand triad, thumb on root, middle on 3rd, pinky on 5th is standard.

Chord theory

Root note
C
Quality
Dominant seventh
Notes (intervals)
C (Root), E (M3), G (P5), A# (m7)
Number of notes
4

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Master one chord at a time. Once C7 feels natural, try the C chord, or browse easy piano songs to put it in context.