Cmaj7 chord on Charango

in Standard (GCEAE) tuning

○○○○1GCEBE
Cmaj7
Major 7
Notes:C · E · G · B
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCEGB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 2 0– – – 1 –G C E B Eeasy
5 4 3 2 x4 3 2 1 –C E G B xmedium
4 4 3 3 32 3 1 1 1B E G C Geasy · barre on fret 3
x 4 8 7 7– 1 4 2 3x E C E Bhard
5 0 8 7 71 – 4 2 3C C C E Bmedium
x 7 8 7 7– 1 2 1 1x G C E Beasy · barre on fret 7
9 11 8 10 82 4 1 3 1E B C G Cmedium · barre on fret 8
0 0 0 2 x– – – 1 –G C E B xeasy
5 4 x 2 34 3 – 1 2C E x B Ghard
4 4 3 3 x3 4 1 2 –B E G C xmedium
4 0 0 x x1 – – – –B C E x xeasy
5 7 x 7 71 2 – 3 4C G x E Bhard
9 7 8 7 73 1 2 1 1E G C E Bmedium · barre on fret 7
9 11 8 10 02 4 1 3 –E B C G Emedium
0 0 0 2 3– – – 1 2G C E B Geasy
5 4 x 2 x3 2 – 1 –C E x B xhard

The Cmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes C, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for Charango generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Cmaj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
34E
57G
711B

More C chords

Other roots

What notes make up the Cmaj7 chord?

Cmaj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes C, E, G, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.