C dominant seventh arpeggio for guitar (C7)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the C dominant seventh arpeggio (C7): C · E · G · A#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
C7
CEGA#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
C
Root
· R
E
Third
· 3
G
Fifth
· 5
A#
Seventh
· ♭7
Arpeggio sheet
C7Formula (degrees)
R 3 5 ♭7
Notes in key
C E G A#
Typical use
Over the dominant chord (V7).
C dominant seventh
The C dominant seventh arpeggio is made up of: C · E · G · A#.
The dominant seventh arpeggio: major triad plus minor seventh, the defining sound of the V degree that pulls toward resolution on the tonic.