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Diagram for the C Dominant Piano Chord

Thanks for visiting List-of-Chords.com! Here's an interactive diagram for the C7 piano chord. There are many different ways to play the C7 piano chord. With this interactive chord chart, you can change some basic ways the chord can be played. Press either of the "rotate voicing" buttons to see different ways of voicing the C7 piano chord. Press either of the "jump octave" buttons to see the C7 piano chord in different octaves.
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The Notes in the C Dominant Piano Chord

C

The root of the chord is always the easiest to find because its name is in the name of the chord!

The root of a C Dominant chord is C

E

The third of a C Dominant chord is E. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.

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Finding E from C step by step:

  • Start on: C
  • Step 1: move up to Db
  • Step 2: move up to D
  • Step 3: move up to Eb
  • Step 4: Land on E

Bb

The minor seventh of a C Dominant chord is Bb. The minor seventh is down two half-steps from the Root.

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Finding Bb from C step by step:

  • Start on: C
  • Step 1: move down to B
  • Step 2: Land on Bb

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