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

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    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

    C Major chord

    notes: C E G

    • C
    • E
    • G

    C Major 1st inversion

    notes: E G C

    • E
    • G
    • C

    C Major 2nd inversion

    notes: G C E

    • G
    • C
    • E

    C Major 7th chord

    notes: C E G B

    • C
    • E
    • G
    • B

    C Major 7th 1st inversion

    notes: E G B C

    • E
    • G
    • B
    • C

    C Major 7th 2nd inversion

    notes: G B C E

    • G
    • B
    • C
    • E

    C Major 7th 3rd inversion

    notes: B C E G

    • 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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    Major Chords

    C♯majD♭majDmajD♯majE♭majEmajFmajF♯majG♭majGmajG♯majA♭majAmajA♯majB♭majBmaj

    Minor Chords

    Cmin C♯min D♭minDminD♯minE♭minEminFminF♯minG♭minGminG♯minA♭minAminA♯minB♭minBmin

    Diminished Chords

    Cdim C♯dimDdimD♯dimE♭dimEdimFdimF♯dimGdimG♯dimAdimA♯dimB♭dimBdim

    Augmented Chords

    Caug C♯aug D♭augDaugD♯augE♭augEaugFaugF♯augG♭augGaugG♯augA♭augAaugA♯augB♭augBaug

    Dominant 7th and 9th Chords

    C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7E♭7F♯7A♭7B♭7C9D9E9F9G9A9B9 C♯9E♭9F♯9A♭9B♭9

    Suspended Chords

    CsusDsusEsusFsusGsusAsusBsus C♯susD♯susF♯susG♯susA♯sus
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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.

    Circle of fifths with major and minor keys