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Cmaj7 C major seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 2
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 3 + Amaj7 How to play Cmaj7 Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the A string. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the D string. Let ring open: G string, B string, high E string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x32000 3 2 E A D G B E Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x32000 3 2 E B G D A E x32000 · Cmaj7 shape
Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x32003 2 1 3 E A D G B E Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x32003 2 1 3 E B G D A E x32003
Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x35453 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x35453 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E x35453 · Amaj7 shape
Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x32403 2 1 4 3 E A D G B E Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x32403 2 1 4 3 E B G D A E x32403
Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x3x000 3 E A D G B E Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x3x000 3 E B G D A E x3x000
Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x32400 2 1 3 E A D G B E Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x32400 2 1 3 E B G D A E x32400
Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x35000 1 3 E A D G B E Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x35000 1 3 E B G D A E x35000
Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x35400 1 3 2 E A D G B E Cmaj7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x35400 1 3 2 E B G D A E x35400
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Chords that go with Cmaj7 The other chords of C major, the key where Cmaj7 is home (Imaj7). Songs in this key move between them.
C I C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Dm ii Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Em iii Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. F IV F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. G V G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. Am vi Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Cmaj7.
3 fret Amaj7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3, open. Amaj7 shape 7 fret Fmaj7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, open. Fmaj7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Cmaj7 chord C major seventh is built from 4 notes: C (1), E (3), G (5), B (7). The lowest note you play should be the root, C, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.
Cmaj7 belongs to C major (Imaj7), G major (IVmaj7), A minor (IIImaj7), E minor (VImaj7).
