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Cmaj7 Chord
Cmaj7 is a major 7th chord rooted on C. A major triad plus the note a semitone below the octave. Lush and floating — the sound of jazz ballads and warm pop.
The notes
Every Cmaj7 chord anywhere on the neck is some arrangement of these 4 notes.
C1
E3
G5
B7
How to play it
4 shapes, low on the neck to high. Tap any diagram to hear it. Green marks the root.