Cmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cmaj7

Major 7

Notes:C · E · G · B

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cmaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 4 2 2 2	– 1 2 1 1 1	C G E G B G	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 4 2 3 6	– 1 3 1 2 4	x G E G C B	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 6 3 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x C E B C x	hard
0 6 4 6 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	C B E B x x	medium
0 6 7 6 7 6	– 1 2 1 3 1	C B G B E B	easy · barre on fret 6
0 7 11 7 10 11	– 1 3 1 2 4	C C B C G E	hard · barre on fret 7
0 11 11 11 10 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	C E B E G x	medium
0 11 11 11 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	C E B E x x	easy · barre on fret 11
0 2 4 2 2 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	C G E G B x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 4 6 3 2	– 1 3 4 2 1	x G E B C G	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 6	– 4 2 – 1 3	x C E x C B	hard
0 6 4 6 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	C B E B E x	medium
0 6 7 6 7 7	– 1 2 1 3 4	C B G B E C	medium · barre on fret 6
0 7 11 11 10 7	– 1 3 4 2 1	C C B E G C	hard · barre on fret 7
0 x 11 11 10 11	– – 2 3 1 4	C x B E G E	hard
12 11 11 11 x x	2 1 1 1 – –	C E B E x x	easy · barre on fret 11

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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-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.