Accessible Page: C#maj7 Guitar Chord Diagrams | C# Major Seventh

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Chord Shapes

There are 3 positions for this chord:

Position 1

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the G, B and high E strings at the same time
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the A string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

Position 2

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A and high E strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the G string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

Position 3

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the high E string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the B string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the G string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 11 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

C# maj7 Description

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!

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