Why does my C chord sound the same as the C7 chord?

joeybug · Sep 22, 2010

Hi, I'm doing the Boot Camp and am finding it hard to distinguish between the C chord and the C7 chord when hearing them together or one after the other...are they supposed to sound the same??

Thanks

SuzukHammer · Sep 22, 2010

joeybug said:
Hi, I'm doing the Boot Camp and am finding it hard to distinguish between the C chord and the C7 chord when hearing them together or one after the other...are they supposed to sound the same??

Thanks

I believe, you may not be strumming through the bottom string. Make sure your strum is complete through all the strings.

Its happened to me more than once.

joeybug · Sep 22, 2010

Thanks

I just tried it with a felt plec and it did sound different...guess I need to practise more!

Thanks for the advice

savethecheerleader · Sep 22, 2010

Yep, make sure that bottom string is ringing out. In the case of playing a C7 chord with your finger on the 1st fret of bottom string, that fretted note is the dominant 7th (Bb) which gives the chord it's seventh sound. If it's muted, that would explain why your chord just sounds like a C chord. It's good that you are using your ears to detect these things

spookefoote · Sep 22, 2010

Joey, make sure you're using your finger tip to hold down the chord.

joeybug · Sep 23, 2010

spookefoote said:
Joey, make sure you're using your finger tip to hold down the chord.

Will do, thanks

Oh, and thanks for all the chord chart info, has come in VERY useful!

Why does my C chord sound the same as the C7 chord?

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