Cmaj7 Guitar Chord
C major seventh for guitar

Cmaj7 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 7 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: C E G B (R 3 5 7).


Cmaj7 Chord

Full name: C major seventh
AKA: Cmajor7   CM7   CMaj7  
Guitar sound:

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Cmaj7 Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: x 3 2 0 0 0 Difficulty level: Rookie
Cmaj7 for guitar on frets x, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0 Cmaj7 for guitar on frets x, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0
Simplified notation: 8 x 9 9 8 x Difficulty level: Intermediate
Cmaj7 for guitar on frets 8, x, 9, 9, 8, x Cmaj7 for guitar on frets 8, x, 9, 9, 8, x
Simplified notation: x 3 5 4 5 3 Difficulty level: Advanced
Cmaj7 for guitar on frets x, 3, 5, 4, 5, 3 Cmaj7 for guitar on frets x, 3, 5, 4, 5, 3
Simplified notation: x x 10 9 8 7 Difficulty level: Advanced
Cmaj7 for guitar on frets x, x, 10, 9, 8, 7 Cmaj7 for guitar on frets x, x, 10, 9, 8, 7
Simplified notation: 8 10 x 9 12 12 Difficulty level: Professional
Cmaj7 for guitar on frets 8, 10, x, 9, 12, 12 Cmaj7 for guitar on frets 8, 10, x, 9, 12, 12
Simplified notation: 8 10 9 9 8 8
Cmaj7 for guitar on frets 8, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8 Cmaj7 for guitar on frets 8, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8

Simplified notation: 8 7 5 5 5 7
Cmaj7 for guitar on frets 8, 7, 5, 5, 5, 7 Cmaj7 for guitar on frets 8, 7, 5, 5, 5, 7



Cmaj7 Inversions on guitar


Cmaj7 chord charts for left handed guitar

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Cmaj7 Chord Structure

Notes: C E G B
Interval structure: R 3 5 7

Chord construction:
R = C
C + major interval = E (scale degree = 3rd)
E + minor interval = G (scale degree = 5th)
G + major interval = B (scale degree = 7th)


Cmaj7\G ;


Cmaj7 on other instruments

Cmaj7 piano
Cmaj7 Piano chord chartCmaj7 guitar
Cmaj7 Guitar chord chartCmaj7 ukulele
Cmaj7 mandolin
Cmaj7 banjo


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Cmaj7 Chord Harmonized Progressions

C major scale harmonized 7th chords
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 Bm7b5

G major scale harmonized 7th chords
Gmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D7 Em7 Gbm7b5

A natural minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Am7 Bm7b5 Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7

E natural minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Em7 Gbm7b5 Gmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D7

E harmonic minor scale harmonized 7th chords
Em(maj7) Gbm7b5 Gmaj7#5 Am7 B7 Cmaj7 Ebdim7




Scales Related to Cmaj7

Scales that include all of the notes of Cmaj7.
C major G major C ionian G ionian E harmonic minor E natural minor A natural minor D dorian A dorian E phrygian B phrygian C lydian F lydian D mixolydian G mixolydian E aeolian A aeolian F#/Gb locrian B locrian C augmented

Cmaj7 chord staff

Musical staff for the Cmaj7 chord

Cmaj7 summary table

Guitar chord name Cmaj7 (C major seventh)
Guitar sound
Notes and structureC E G B (R 3 5 7)
Alternate tunings
Related Chords Cmaj7\G ;
Chord Categories major chord with a major 7   7th chord  
Other Notations Cmajor7   CM7   CMaj7  
Chord Construction R = C
C + major interval = E (scale degree = 3rd)
E + minor interval = G (scale degree = 5th)
G + major interval = B (scale degree = 7th)
Cmaj7 on other instrumentsCmaj7 piano
Cmaj7 Piano chord chartCmaj7 guitar
Cmaj7 Guitar chord chartCmaj7 ukulele
Cmaj7 mandolin
Cmaj7 banjo

Tweak notes of Cmaj7

E
B
G
E
C
 
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X
X
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References related to this chord

major chord with a major 7   7th chord  

Major Seventh Chords on Wikipedia

Dominant Seventh Chords on Wikipedia