C♯maj7
Major 7 · C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B♯
- C♯R
- E♯3
- G♯5
- B♯7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯maj7 chord
The C♯maj7 chord (major 7) is made up of 4 notes — C♯ is the root, E♯ the major third, G♯ the perfect fifth and B♯ the major seventh. Stacking a major seventh over a major triad is what produces its soft, jazzy shimmer.
On guitar, C♯maj7 chords are usually played as a barre — x46564, with your first finger laid flat across the 4th fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Major seventh chords sound lush and dreamy, common in soul, jazz and mellow pop.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯maj7 chord?
- The C♯maj7 chord contains the notes C♯, E♯, G♯ and B♯.
- How do you play C♯maj7 on guitar?
- A common shape is x46564. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯maj7 chord?
- The C♯maj7 chord is built from the root (C♯), a major third (E♯), a perfect fifth (G♯) and a major seventh (B♯).
- Is C♯maj7 the same as D♭maj7?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯maj7 and D♭maj7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯maj7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯maj7 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.