Cmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)

in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine

Root

Type

Tuning

Cmaj7

Major 7

Notes:C · E · G · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cmaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 5 2 5 0 5	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C E B B G	medium
x 5 2 5 5 2	– 2 1 3 4 1	x C E B E E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 5 6 5 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x B G C E x	medium
x 5 5 5 5 5	– 1 1 1 1 1	x C G B E G	easy · barre on fret 5
10 9 9 6 0 x	4 2 3 1 – –	C E B C B x	hard
x x 10 10 8 9	– – 3 4 1 2	x x C E G B	medium
10 9 9 10 0 x	3 1 2 4 – –	C E B E B x	medium
10 12 10 10 12 10	1 2 1 1 3 1	C G C E B C	medium · barre on fret 10
x 5 5 5 0 2	– 2 3 4 – 1	x C G B B E	medium
x 5 2 5 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C E B E x	medium
x 4 x 6 5 5	– 1 – 4 2 3	x B x C E G	hard
x 5 5 5 5 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x C G B E x	easy · barre on fret 5
10 9 10 6 0 x	3 2 4 1 – –	C E C C B x	hard
10 x 9 10 8 x	3 – 2 4 1 –	C x B E G x	hard
10 9 10 10 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	C E C E B x	medium
10 12 10 10 12 x	1 2 1 1 3 –	C G C E B x	medium · barre on fret 10

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 – Wahine (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

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 Wahine (G) D-G-D-F#-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.