x 3 2 0 0 0
Cmaj7
Notes: C · E · G · B
Triads
Suspended
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Extensions
Common shapes (4)
x 3 5 4 5 3
8 10 9 9 8 8
x x 10 12 12 12
Other shapes (65)
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x 3 5 0 0 0
x x 10 0 0 0
x 3 2 0 0 3
x 3 2 4 0 0
x 3 5 4 0 0
x 3 5 5 0 0
x 3 2 5 0 0
8 7 x 0 0 0
x x 10 9 0 0
8 7 9 0 0 0
8 7 5 0 0 0
8 10 9 0 0 0
About Cmaj7
The Cmaj7 chord is made up of C (root), E (major third), G (perfect fifth) and B (major seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – 7. Its major seventh gives it a sophisticated, stable color, without the tension of the dominant seventh chord.
On guitar, Cmaj7 has 4 common shapes: the C, A, E and D shapes. These are CAGED system shapes, the basis for playing the same chord anywhere on the neck. There are 65 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.