Irish bouzouki C7 chord (GDAD)C seventh: 3 2 3 5, and 3 more shapes

C7 chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAD tuning: 3 2 3 5, from the 2nd fret
C7 (C seventh) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAD: 3 2 3 5, low course to high (C7/Bb). Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 3 2 3 5 (from the 2nd fret) · C7/Bb

  1. G course: 3rd fret, middle finger, B♭
  2. Low D course: 2nd fret, index finger, E
  3. A course: 3rd fret, ring finger, C
  4. High D course: 5th fret, little finger, G

Sounds: B♭ E C G  ·  C7 is C, E, G, B♭ (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)

Open courses that ring: G is a note of C7, so it can drone under it.

With a capo: on the 5th fret it’s 0 0 2 3 (frets counted from the capo), an open G7 shape.

Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.

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The app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD, so it opens on these shapes.

More C7 shapes

  1. 2131B♭ECE3 2 3 2
    open · no 5th, C7/Bb
  2. 5fr1134CGEB♭5 5 7 8
    5fr
  3. 7fr214GB♭EC0 8 7 10
    7fr · C7/G

Other C chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD

CCmC7Cm7C5Csus2Csus4Cmaj7Cadd9

Other seventh chords

D7G7A7E7B7C7F7B♭7E♭7F♯7D♭7A♭7

C7 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDAEIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app