C7 chord on piano
C dominant 7th: C · E · G · B♭. It sounds restless — it leans hard toward the chord a 5th below, which is why it ends blues turnarounds.
NotesC E G B♭
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + minor 7th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: C — finger 1 · E — finger 2 · G — finger 3 · B♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootC – E – G – B♭
- 1stE – G – B♭ – C
- 2ndG – B♭ – C – E
- 3rdB♭ – C – E – G
Songs that use C7
J.S. BachPrelude in C
C major · Intermediate
Frédéric ChopinPrelude in E minor
E minor · Intermediate
Frédéric ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 2
Eb major · Advanced
BeethovenPathétique, 2nd movement
Ab major · Intermediate
BeethovenFür Elise
A minor · Intermediate
SchubertSerenade (Ständchen)
D major · Intermediate