C7 Chord — Notes & How to Play

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Notes: C E G A#

Mood: Bluesy, tense

The C7 chord (C dominant 7th) is a bluesy chord full of tension that wants to resolve. It contains the notes C E G A#.

It's built from the root C using these intervals (semitones from the root): 0, 4, 7, 10.

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