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C♯7 Chord Guitar

The dominant of F♯, sitting a fourth below the chord it resolves into.

4fr×ADGBEC#G#BFB
Root3rd5th7th

Index finger barres the A and G strings at the 4th fret

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Not played
E6th string
FretMuted
Finger
C#
Root
ABass5th string
Fret4
Finger1 index
G#
5th
D4th string
Fret6
Finger2 middle
B
7th
G3rd string
Fret4
Finger1 index
F
3rd
B2nd string
Fret6
Finger3 ring
B
7th
e1st string
Fret7
Finger4 pinky
NotesC# – G# – B – F
Formula1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7
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TonesC#×1·F×1·G#×1·B×2
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Questions about C♯7

What notes are in a C♯7 chord?

A C♯7 chord contains the notes C#, G#, B, F. It is built from the dominant 7th formula 1 - 3 - 5 - ♭7, with C# as the root.

Why does adding one note make a chord want to move?

The flattened seventh forms a tritone with the chord's third, an interval unstable enough that the ear hears it as a question. Resolving up a fourth lets both notes settle by a semitone at once, which is why the V7 to I move sounds so final. Take the seventh away and the chord is content to sit still.

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