C#maj7 Guitar Chord Diagrams | C# Major Seventh
Welcome to our tutorial on the C# maj7 chord, a member of the Major Chords family. This beautiful and resonant chord is composed of the notes C#, E#, G#, and B#. The intervals that build this chord are 1, 3, 5, and 7, also known as the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, and Major Seventh.
To fully understand the structure of this chord, it's important to familiarize yourself with the complete names of the music intervals. You can learn more about this topic in our tutorial about fretboard intervals.
The C# maj7 chord can be a bit challenging for beginners but is a fundamental part of many intermediate and advanced songs. If you're new to this, you might find our tutorial about intermediate guitar chords useful.
Once you've mastered the C# maj7 chord, you can start incorporating it into different chord progressions. For instance, it's often used in jazz music. Check out our tutorial about jazz chord progressions to learn more.
Understanding how to build chords by stacking intervals is another crucial aspect of mastering the guitar. Our tutorial that teaches how to build chords by stacking intervals can be a great resource for this.
Lastly, if you're not sure how to denote this chord depending on the intervals that compose it, our tutorial on how to denote chords can be of great help. Happy strumming!
Notes that compose the C# maj7 chord:
C#E#G#B#
Formula of the Major Seventh chord:
Guitar Patterns for the C# Major Seventh chord
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You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
Position 1
Movable
Position 2
BarreMovable
Position 3
BarreMovable
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Play This Chord With Other Roots
C maj7 | D maj7 | E maj7 | F maj7 | G maj7 | A maj7 | B maj7 | C#maj7 | D#maj7 | F#maj7 | G#maj7 | A#maj7 | Abmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Dbmaj7 | Ebmaj7 | Gbmaj7
Complete Fretboard Map of C# maj7 chord tones
You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!