Cmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

✕○○2312CEGBE
Cmaj7
Major 7
Notes:C · E · G · B
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Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCEGB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 5 2 0 0 2– 3 1 – – 2x C E G B Emedium
x 5 2 4 5 2– 3 1 2 4 1x C E B E Emedium · barre on fret 2
x 5 5 4 5 x– 2 3 1 4 –x C G B E xmedium
x 5 5 5 5 9– 1 1 1 1 2x C G C E Bhard · barre on fret 5
10 9 9 0 8 x4 2 3 – 1 –C E B G G xmedium
10 9 9 9 0 102 1 1 1 – 3C E B E B Ceasy · barre on fret 9
x 5 2 0 0 5– 2 1 – – 3x C E G B Gmedium
x 5 2 4 5 x– 3 1 2 4 –x C E B E xmedium
x 5 x 4 5 5– 2 – 1 3 4x C x B E Ghard
x 5 5 9 5 9– 1 1 2 1 3x C G E E Bhard · barre on fret 5
x x 10 9 8 9– – 4 2 1 3x x C E G Bmedium
10 9 10 9 0 102 1 3 1 – 4C E C E B Cmedium · barre on fret 9
x 5 5 0 0 2– 2 3 – – 1x C G G B Emedium
x 5 2 4 x x– 3 1 2 – –x C E B x xmedium
x 5 x 4 5 x– 2 – 1 3 –x C x B E xeasy
x 5 9 5 5 5– 1 2 1 1 1x C B C E Ghard · barre on fret 5

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

See Cmaj7 in another tuning

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.