Guitar chord · Major 7th
Cmaj7 chord (C Major 7th)
Lush, smooth major chord used extensively in jazz, lo-fi, and R&B.
Notes CEGB
Formula 1 3 5 7
Shapes 3 on this page
Cmaj7 chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Questions
- What notes are in a Cmaj7 chord?
- Cmaj7 is C, E, G, B: the 1, 3, 5, 7 of C.
- How do you play Cmaj7 on guitar?
- E-Shape Maj7 (6th String Root): 8 x 9 9 8 x; A-Shape Maj7 (5th String Root): x 3 5 4 5 3; Cmaj7 Open Shape: x 3 2 0 0 0 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).