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About the Cmaj7 chord

The Cmaj7 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, Cmaj7 chords are most often played in open position: x32000. Let the open G, B and high E strings ring, and leave the low E string out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.

Major seventh chords sound lush and dreamy, common in soul, jazz and mellow pop.

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Common questions

What notes are in the Cmaj7 chord?

The Cmaj7 chord contains the notes C, E, G and B.

How do you play Cmaj7 on guitar?

A common open-position shape is x32000. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.

What intervals make up the Cmaj7 chord?

The Cmaj7 chord is built from the root (C), a major third (E), a perfect fifth (G) and a major seventh (B).

More than a chord chart

The chart above is just the start. Open Cmaj7 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.