C Major Chord (Cmaj) & C Major 7th (Cmaj7) on Piano & Guitar

A piano keyboard reference for the C Major chord, abbreviated as Cmaj or CM.

The C Major triad consists of the notes C, E and G. The 2 inversions to the C Major triad are E G C and G C E.

The C Major 7th chord, abbreviated as Cmaj7 or CM7, has the notes C, E, G and B. The 3 inversions to the C Major 7th chord are E G B C, G B C E and B C E G.

The intervals of the C Major chord are the root (C) , major third (E) and perfect fifth (G). With the C Major 7th chord, there's an additional major seventh (B).

🎸 You can also jump to guitar chord diagrams for the C Major and C Major7th chords in common positions on the guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.

The C Major chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:

The I chord in the key of C major
The V chord in the key of F major
The IV chord in the key of G major
The VII chord in the key of D minor
The VI chord in the key of E minor
The III chord in the key of A minor

C Major Chord on Piano

arpeggiate chords

⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

C Major chord

notes: C E G

C Major 1st inversion

notes: E G C

C Major 2nd inversion

notes: G C E

C Major 7th chord

notes: C E G B

C Major 7th 1st inversion

notes: E G B C

C Major 7th 2nd inversion

notes: G B C E

C Major 7th 3rd inversion

notes: B C E G

🎸 C Major Chord Guitar Diagrams

Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the C Major chord and the C Major 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.

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C Major 7th Guitar Chords

1 Index finger

2 Middle finger

3 Ring finger

4 Pinky

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Piano Samples

The piano samples used for this C Major chord reference are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

The C Major chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:

C Major Chord on Piano

C Major chord

C Major 1st inversion

C Major 2nd inversion

C Major 7th chord

C Major 7th 1st inversion

C Major 7th 2nd inversion

C Major 7th 3rd inversion

🎸 C Major Chord Guitar Diagrams

C Major 7th Guitar Chords

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Major Chords

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