C Dominant 7 Scale — Guitar
C Dominant 7 on guitar: notes C, E, G, Bb — free scale chart, no sign-up. A major triad plus a minor 7th — tension that wants to resolve, at the heart of blues and jazz dominant chords.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (3), fret 3 G (5), fret 6 Bb (flat 7), fret 8 C (root), fret 12 E (3), fret 15 G (5), fret 18 Bb (flat 7), fret 20 C (root), fret 24 E (3).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (flat 7), fret 3 C (root), fret 7 E (3), fret 10 G (5), fret 13 Bb (flat 7), fret 15 C (root), fret 19 E (3), fret 22 G (5).
- D string: fret 2 E (3), fret 5 G (5), fret 8 Bb (flat 7), fret 10 C (root), fret 14 E (3), fret 17 G (5), fret 20 Bb (flat 7), fret 22 C (root).
- G string: fret 0 G (5), fret 3 Bb (flat 7), fret 5 C (root), fret 9 E (3), fret 12 G (5), fret 15 Bb (flat 7), fret 17 C (root), fret 21 E (3), fret 24 G (5).
- B string: fret 1 C (root), fret 5 E (3), fret 8 G (5), fret 11 Bb (flat 7), fret 13 C (root), fret 17 E (3), fret 20 G (5), fret 23 Bb (flat 7).
- e string: fret 0 E (3), fret 3 G (5), fret 6 Bb (flat 7), fret 8 C (root), fret 12 E (3), fret 15 G (5), fret 18 Bb (flat 7), fret 20 C (root), fret 24 E (3).
Notes in the C dominant 7 scale
The C dominant 7 scale contains 4 notes: C, E, G, Bb. Its scale degrees are R · 3 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | C |
| 3 | E |
| 5 | G |
| b7 | Bb |
C dominant 7 on guitar
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