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C7/B♭ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

Showing 8 of 66 playable shapes

About the chord

C dominant 7th / B♭ (3rd inversion)

The C dominant 7th dominant 7th chord, formed by adding a minor seventh B♭ to the major triad, creates tension that seeks resolution, typically to the tonic. The combination of the major third E and minor seventh B♭ provides a bluesy, soulful feel, making it essential in jazz, blues, and classical cadences. With B♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd inversion of C dominant 7th.

Root note: C
Bass note: B♭
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 66

Chord tones

CEGB♭

Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

C Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

E Major Third 3

This note defines the chord's major quality and brings brightness to the sound.

G Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

B♭ Minor Seventh ♭7

The minor seventh adds bluesy or jazzy tension that wants to move onward.

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