C 7 Chord on Balalaika

Play C 7 on Balalaika: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The C 7 chord is a dominant seventh — a major triad with a flat seventh that pulls strongly toward resolution. It is built from the notes C, E, G, A#. This page shows how to play C 7 on Balalaika with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The lowest shape sits at fret 6 and spans 3 frets, with no open strings in it. C falls on the E string. It sounds from A#4 up to E5.

Balalaika is tuned E–E–A, with 15 frets to work with. Voicings are computed for this tuning by the shared voicing generator, not borrowed from another instrument; the two lower strings share one pitch, so a chart can hold the same note twice.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.