Cmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy

in Double Daddy (D-A-D-D-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cmaj7

Major 7

Notes:C · E · G · B

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cmaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 2 2 2	– 2 1 1 1 1	x C E E B E	easy · barre on fret 2
10 7 9 9 7 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	C E B B E x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 3 2 2 2 x	– 2 1 1 1 –	x C E E B x	easy · barre on fret 2
10 7 9 10 7 x	3 1 2 4 1 –	C E B C E x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 3 2 2 2 5	– 2 1 1 1 3	x C E E B G	medium · barre on fret 2
10 7 10 9 7 x	3 1 4 2 1 –	C E C B E x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 3 2 5 2 2	– 2 1 3 1 1	x C E G B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 10 10 7 9	– – 3 4 1 2	x x C C E B	medium
x 3 2 5 2 5	– 2 1 3 1 4	x C E G B G	medium · barre on fret 2
10 7 9 9 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	C E B B x x	medium
x 3 5 2 2 2	– 2 3 1 1 1	x C G E B E	medium · barre on fret 2
10 7 9 10 x x	3 1 2 4 – –	C E B C x x	medium
x 3 2 5 2 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x C E G B x	medium · barre on fret 2
10 7 10 9 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	C E C B x x	medium
x 3 x 2 2 2	– 2 – 1 1 1	x C x E B E	easy · barre on fret 2
x x x 10 7 9	– – – 3 1 2	x x x C E B	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes C, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
5	7	G
7	11	B

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#maj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 G#maj7 Amaj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See Cmaj7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Double Daddy D-A-D-D-A-D

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.