Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar

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The maj7 is a major chord with an additional major 7th. You can get the maj7 by going up the C major scale all seven tones. Or you just go down a half-step (1 fret) from C.

The Cmaj7 has the notes C (1), E (3), G (5) and B (maj7).

The maj7 chord is a diatonic chord of the major scale. It can be assembled by stacking thirds of scale own tones on the 1st (Imaj7) and 4th (Ivmaj7) scale degree. In case of a C major scale that results in a Cmaj7 (C E G B) and an Fmaj7 chord (F A C E).

In Jazz and Soul orientated music (Soul, Funk, R&B,…) and beyond, where plain major and minor chords sound kind of shallow, maj7 chords are omnipresent. In those musical styles practically all major chords on the 1st or 4th scale degree are extended with a maj7 (or modified/extended in other ways like sus2, add9 or as 6th chords).

must know

You should memorize these chords, if you are using this chord type frequently.

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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-3-5-maj7-3
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-5-maj7-3-5
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-maj7-3-5
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-3-5-maj7
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-5-maj7-3

open chords

At least one string is ringing without a finger touching it. We call this an open string and consequently that chord an open chord. You can't transpose these chord shapes to a higher key, unless you're using a capodaster or mute the open string or the open string then represents just a different chord tone.

C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-maj7-3-5-3
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-1-3-maj7-3
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-5-1-maj7-3
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-5-maj7-3-3
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-5-maj7-maj7-3

moveable

You can transpose these chord shapes to any different key just by moving the whole chord shape along the guitar fretboard until the squared spot represents the new root.

C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 3-maj7-1-5
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-3-5-maj7-3
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-5-maj7-3-5
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 3-1-5-maj7
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 3-maj7-1-5
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 5-1-3-maj7
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-maj7-3-5-maj7
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-1-3-5-maj7
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-maj7-3-5
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing maj7-3-5-1
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-3-5-maj7
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 5-1-3-maj7
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-5-maj7-3

capodaster

The pleasant sound and sometimes easier playability of an open chord can be put into practice by mounting a capodaster on the indicated fret. Of course that may goe along with the disadvantage of not being able to use the frets lower than the capo anymore.

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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-5-1-3-maj7
C
Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-maj7-3-5-5
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-1-3-5-maj7
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-1-5-maj7-3
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Cmaj7 Chord on Guitar, voicing 1-1-3-5-maj7-3
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